Ramos, CarinaCarreira, P.Bártolo, PauloAlves, Nuno2026-02-052026-02-052012Carina Ramos, Pedro Carreira, Paulo Bártolo, Nuno Alves; Optimalmould-part I: Multi-objective optimization to moulds design for injection of polymers. AIP Conf. Proc. 26 September 2012; 1479 (1): 1569–1573. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4756464978-073541091-60094-243Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/15545The problem of mould design optimisation for polymer injection is a key issue for both mouldmaking and polymer injection industries. Several computational tools have proposed to address this problem. However they do not cover all aspects related to both mould design and injection moulding process, usually requiring the geometrical configuration of the initial mould solution. This paper presents a novel multi-objective optimisation tool, integrating CAD and CAE tools to optimise mould design parameters and injection moulding process parameters. No initial geometric definition of the mould is required. An industrial case study was considered to validate the proposed approach and the performance of several optimisation algorithms evaluated.engOptimization PlatformMulti-objective OptimizationMould DesignPolymer Injectionconference paper10.1063/1.4756464