PT ZONE: Mold Simulation
‘How Will It Mold?’ Brand-New Test Method Relates Material, Mold & MachineIt's the first material characterization method developed specifically for evaluating the injection moldability of a plastic melt. More (+)
Tier 1 Automotive Molder Uses Team Approach to Mold SimulationSRG Global calls in outside assistance to solve a tricky technical problem. More (+)
MOST RECENT CONTENT: Mold Simulation
New Way to Characterize Moldability Of Resins & Part/Tool Designs
4/29/2012Plastics Technology
Experienced injection molders have long known that a resin’s melt flow index (MFI), measured under very low-shear conditions, provides very little information about how it will process under many orders of magnitude higher shear in an actual mold.
Tooling at NPE: A Hot-Runner Bonanza in Orlando2/24/2012Plastics Technology
Most of the emphasis is on valve gating and on doing more in less space. Other highlights include standardized mold components, some impressive feats of moldmaking creativity, and advances in mold simulation.
Benchmarking Simulation Software: How One Molder Did It10/25/2011Plastics Technology
Injection mold simulation has become a standard tool for molders and mold designers.
Do Flow Simulation 'in the Cloud'10/25/2011Plastics Technology
Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif., has just made available a new version of its Moldflow Insight software that takes time-consuming meshing and analysis functions off your desktop and performs them at a remote data center accessed via the Internet.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Do Flow Simulation ‘in the Cloud’9/26/2011Plastics Technology
Autodesk Inc., San Rafael, Calif., has just made available a new version of its Moldflow Insight software that takes time-consuming meshing and analysis functions off your desktop and performs them at a remote data center accessed via the Internet.
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OVERVIEW:
Mold Simulation
Software simulation is a necessary tool that assists injection molders and moldmakers to optimize the design and process of molds and to better understand the injection molding process. Simulation software is designed to help reduce the need for prototypes, avoid potential manufacturing defects, and get innovative products to market faster.
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Product Announcements
- 3D Simulation Package Integrates with CAD/CAM
- Vero USA 6/1/2009
- New Service Verifies Flow-Simulation Predictions
- Beaumont Technologies, Inc. 4/1/2009
- Plasticating Phase Now Simulated by Software
- Compuplast International Inc. 12/1/2007
- Simulation Software Includes Mold Deformation
- 11/1/2007
- Correction on Mold Simulation
- Compuplast International Inc. 10/1/2007
