What Moldflow Analysis Can Do For You
The process of product design, tool design, and molding creates a complex set of relationships. Change one variable and the molded results may be significantly altered.
Analysis Pays for Itself
Product quality, price and delivery are dependent on a thorough understanding of these relationships. Don't wait for the first shots at the molding machine to find molding gremlins.
Before your design is frozen, let 3D Shapes simulate, analyze and predict the results to assure your success. If a problem surfaces in the molding process, let 3D Shapes be the unbiased expert that analyzes, diagnoses and provides solutions for the problem.
Utilizing our experience and advanced predictive tools here is a sample of information that you will have:
Moldflow Filling Analysis
- Optimize gating
- Optimize runner system
- Predict fill pattern
- Predict injection pressure
- Determine clamp tonnage
- Predict temperatures
- Visualize shear rate
- Visualize shear stress
- Determine fiber orientation
- Predict volumetric shrinkage
- Predict sink
- Determine venting
- Avoid air traps
- Locate weld (knit) lines
- Develop optimum ram-speed profile
Moldflow Cooling Analysis
- Find hot spots
- Calculate time to freeze
- Visualize uneven cooling across core and cavity
- Determine uneven cooling between core and cavity
- Define required coolant flow rates
- Measure pressure drop in cooling system
- Determine (and reduce) cycle time
- Optimize the cooling layout
Moldflow Packing Analysis
- Calculate proper packing pressure
- Define optimum packing profile
Moldflow Warpage Analysis
- Predict warpage
- Find cause of warpage
- Determine warpage due to orientation
- Predict warpage due to differential cooling
- Understand warpage due to differential shrinkage
Moldflow Gas-Assist Analysis
- Determine optimized gas channel layout
- Predict gas penetration
- See gas permeation
- Predict skin/core ratio Establish required gas pressure
- Define optimized gas pressure profile
- Refine spillover design
Moldflow Co-Injection Analysis
- Compute skin/core ratio
- Calculate skin/core distribution
- Establish switch over points for skin/core (A-B)
- Establish switch over points skin/core/skin (A-B-A)
