外文翻译原文：InjectionMoldingManydifferentprocessesareusedtotransformplasticgranules,powders,andliquidsintoproduct.Theplasticmaterialisinmoldableform,andisadaptabletovariousformingmethods.Inmostcasesthermosettingmaterialsrequireothermethodsofforming.Thisisrecognizedbythefactthatthermoplasticsareusuallyheatedtoasoftstateandthenreshapedbeforecooling.Theromosets,ontheotherhandhavenotyetbeenpolymerizedbeforeprocessing,andthechemicalreactiontakesplaceduringtheprocess,usuallythroughheat,acatalyst,orpressure.Itisimportanttorememberthisconceptwhilestudyingtheplasticsmanufacturingprocessesandpolymersused.Injectionmoldingisbyfarthemostwidelyusedprocessofformingthermoplasticmaterials.Itisalsooneoftheoldest.Currentlyinjectionmoldingaccountsfor30%ofallplasticsresinconsumption.Sincerawmaterialcanbeconvertedbyasingleprocedure,injectionmoldingissuitableformassproductionofplasticsarticlesandautomatedone-stepproductionofcomplexgeometries.Inmostcases,finishingisnotnecessary.Typicalproductsincludetoys,automotiveparts,householdarticles,andconsumerelectronicsgoods.Sinceinjectionmoldinghasanumberofinterdependentvariables,itisaprocessofconsiderablecomplexity.Thesuccessoftheinjectionmoldingoperationisdependentnotonlyinthepropersetupofthemachinehydraulics,barreltemperaturevariations,andchangesinmaterialviscosity.Increasingshot-to-shotrepeatabilityofmachinevariableshelpsproducepartswithtightertolerance,lowersthelevelofrejects,andincreasesproductquality(i.e.,appearanceandserviceability).Theprincipalobjectiveofanymoldingoperationisthemanufactureofproducts:toaspecificqualitylevel,intheshortesttime,andusingrepeatableandfullyautomaticcycle.Moldersstrivetoreduceoreliminaterejectedpartsinmoldingproduction.Forinjectionmoldingofhighprecisionopticalparts,orpartswithahighaddedvaluesuchasappliancecases,thepayoffofreducedrejectsishigh.Atypicalinjectionmoldingcycleorsequenceconsistsoffivephases;1.Injectionormoldfilling2.Packingorcompression3.Holding4.Cooling5