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New Way to Characterize Moldability Of Resins & Part/Tool Designs
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. More (+)

Tooling at NPE: A Hot-Runner Bonanza in Orlando
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. More (+)

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Benchmarking Simulation Software: How One Molder Did It
10/25/2011Plastics 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

Optimize Plug Shape for Thermoforming
6/27/2011Plastics Technology

Software will adjust the shape to provide more uniform material thickness in the formed part

Mold Filling Simulation: What, When, Why, How
6/27/2011Plastics Technology

Mold-filling analysis is the right direction to go, but if you want to arrive at your destination—good parts and an efficient process—you’ll need to pay attention to all the details and select an experienced professional to do the analysis.

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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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