Chapter 35
E-Catalogues of Equipment
for Constructing an Injection Molding
Digital Eco-Factory
Michiko Matsuda, Tomoaki Kondo, Wakahiro Kawai, Jun Hamanaka,
Naohisa Matsushita, Shinichiro Chino, Susumu Fujii, and Fumihiko Kimura
Abstract A digital eco-factory has been proposed by the authors for the simultaneous simulation of environmental performance, productivity and manufacturability.
A virtual production line is constructed as a multi-agent system by connecting virtual
equipment implemented as software agents which are automatically generated from
equipment models. These models are provided as equipment e-catalogues. An ecatalogue of equipment includes a dynamic behavior model and a static property
model of manufacturing equipment. In the previous papers, the above-mentioned
concept was applied to constructions and usages of a digital eco-factory for PCA
(Printed Circuit Assembly). In this paper, the above concept is applied to the construction of a digital eco-factory for injection molding. A production line consists mainly
of an injection molding machine. An injection mold, a molding extraction robot,
and a mold temperature controller are connected to the injection molding machine.
The connection is not a sequential connection. Therefore, in the virtual injection
molding line, more complicated interaction and control among equipment agents are
M. Matsuda (B)
Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, Japan
e-mail: matsuda@ic.kanagawa-it.ac.jp
T. Kondo
K.T.System Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
W. Kawai
OMRON Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
J. Hamanaka
Hitachi, Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan
N. Matsushita
Institute of Industry Promotion-Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
S. Chino
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
S. Fujii
Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
F. Kimura
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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E-Catalogues of Equipment
for Constructing an Injection Molding
Digital Eco-Factory
Michiko Matsuda, Tomoaki Kondo, Wakahiro Kawai, Jun Hamanaka,
Naohisa Matsushita, Shinichiro Chino, Susumu Fujii, and Fumihiko Kimura
Abstract A digital eco-factory has been proposed by the authors for the simultaneous simulation of environmental performance, productivity and manufacturability.
A virtual production line is constructed as a multi-agent system by connecting virtual
equipment implemented as software agents which are automatically generated from
equipment models. These models are provided as equipment e-catalogues. An ecatalogue of equipment includes a dynamic behavior model and a static property
model of manufacturing equipment. In the previous papers, the above-mentioned
concept was applied to constructions and usages of a digital eco-factory for PCA
(Printed Circuit Assembly). In this paper, the above concept is applied to the construction of a digital eco-factory for injection molding. A production line consists mainly
of an injection molding machine. An injection mold, a molding extraction robot,
and a mold temperature controller are connected to the injection molding machine.
The connection is not a sequential connection. Therefore, in the virtual injection
molding line, more complicated interaction and control among equipment agents are
M. Matsuda (B)
Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Kanagawa, Japan
e-mail: matsuda@ic.kanagawa-it.ac.jp
T. Kondo
K.T.System Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
W. Kawai
OMRON Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
J. Hamanaka
Hitachi, Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan
N. Matsushita
Institute of Industry Promotion-Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
S. Chino
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
S. Fujii
Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan
F. Kimura
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Y. Kishita et al. (eds.), EcoDesign and Sustainability I, Sustainable Production, Life Cycle
Engineering and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6779-7_35
501