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. 2021 Aug 27;13(17):2877. doi: 10.3390/polym13172877

Table 3.

Examples processed by UAMIM.

Molded Parts Material
Trade Name		 MIM Machine
and Parameter		 Ultrasound Parameter Results Ref.
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i001.jpg Concave Lens Polycarbonate (PC)
TARFLON A2200		 AZ700
Compression force: 980 kN
Cooling time: 120 s		 f = 19 kHz
Amplitude: 0–11 μm
Oscillation: 0–60 s		 Replication properties ↑
Residual optical strain ↓		 [18]
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i002.jpg Micro-Tensile Sample Polypropylene (PP)
PPH 734-52 RNA		 ARBURG Allrounder 320C
Clamping force: 600 kN		 f: 20 kHz
Max. power: 800 W
Max. amplitude: 11 μm		 Weld line strength ↑ [40]
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i003.jpg A Flat Sample Polycarbonate (PC)
Teijin AD5503		 ARBURG Allrounder 320C
Clamping force: 600 kN		 f: 19 kHz
Max. power: 2 kW
Max. amplitude: 15 μm		 Pressure loss ↓
Residual stress ↓
Filling efficiency ↑
Thickness of the frozen layer ↓		 [31,39]
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i004.jpg Fresnel Lenses COC
Zeonex 480R		 FANUC ROBOT S-2000i 50B f: 27 kHz Filling performance ↑
Symmetric deviation ↑		 [45]
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i005.jpg Microchannel Array PMMA
HT50Y		 DQ-1500T-A
Clamping force: 15,000 kN		 f: 28 kHz
Max. amplitude: 10 μm		 Average weight/height ↑
standard deviation ↑
replication rate ↑		 [38]
graphic file with name polymers-13-02877-i006.jpg Micro-Needle Array Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
JPC Novatec BC06N		 FANUC ROBOT S-2000i 50B f: 55 kHz
Max. amplitude: 28 μm		 Filling rate ↑
Material properties ↑		 [49]