... When manufacturing a part by injection molding, many factors significantly influence its quality (physical and structural condition) and properties (thermal, functional, and mechanical) (Chung et al., 2021;Czepiel et al., 2023;Godec et al., 2021;Hentati et al., 2019;Jachowicz et al., 2021;Kalwik et al., 2022;Khosravani & Nasiri, 2020;Myers et al., 2023;Wang et al., 2020;Yu et al., 2020). The molded part is the result of the processed polymeric material (physicochemical and rheological properties), the design characteristics of the injection mold (wall thickness, surface inclination, radius of rounding of the edges, shape, dimensions of the cross sections, precision desired geometry and material of the injection mold) and the specific parameters of the process (injection temperature, mold temperature, injection and packing pressure, injection speed, cycle time, clamping force) (Araújo et al., 2023;De Miranda & Nogueira, 2019;Kashyap & Datta, 2015;Shen et al., 2008). Understanding and identifying the key factors that impact the final product and cycle time of the injection molding process has been a part of academic and industrial research for a long time (Abdullah et al., 2023;Hentati et al., 2019;Kashyap & Datta, 2015;Veltmaat et al., 2022). ...