While mold-filling simulation is a very common tool for predicting the fill patterns of an injection mold, in our judgment there is not yet a commercially available, satisfactory filling simulation for microcellular foam molding. ArticlePublished: 12/23/2010
This molder's trial parts showed visible flaws that made them unusable. Simple changes in tooling, processing, or materials couldn't fix it. But flow simulation provided an answer that worked right off the bat.
ArticlePublished: 6/7/2010
In the mid-'90s, when Peter Rucinski worked for a plastics resin supplier, he broke his company's record by performing 30 mold simulations in one year. ArticlePublished: 6/1/2010
DME Co., Madison Heights, Mich., has formed a strategic alliance with Plastic
Engineering & Technical Services, Inc. (P.E.T.S.), Auburn Hills, Mich. ArticlePublished: 3/23/2010
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Next month, Missler Software in France will release its newest mold-design and machining software, TopSolid Mold 2010. ArticlePublished: 12/3/2009
Injection MoldingHybrid Press Has Electric ClampNew injection presses that combine servo-electric and hydraulic movements to achieve high performance with energy efficiency will be discussed by Arburg Inc., Newington, Conn. ArticlePublished: 5/1/2009
Software suppliers agree that 3D simulation of injection mold filling, packing, cooling, shrinkage, and warpage is fairly mature. ArticlePublished: 8/1/2008
CAD software supplier Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, Calif., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Moldflow, Framingham, Mass., the leading supplier of injection molding simulation software. ArticlePublished: 6/24/2008
Specially tailored packages of 3D computer-aided design software have been available to injection mold designers for at least a decade. ArticlePublished: 3/1/2008
New developments in 3D simulation can handle processes like gas assist, coinjection, and multi-shot molding and add features like birefringence prediction.
ArticlePublished: 8/1/2007