Mold Simulation
50 Ideas That Changed Plastics
Very few readers of this issue can remember, or even imagine, what it was like when an injection molding machine did not have a screw, but only a smooth-bore plunger.
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Computer Simulation Gives Blow Molder an Edge
Spotting trouble before it starts is ingrained in the company culture at fuel-tank maker Vitec LLC.
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Simulation Spots Trouble Before It Starts
Blow molding has been one of the slowest processing sectors to adopt simulation software as a design and troubleshooting tool.
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New Software Aids Composite Processing and QC
Several recent software introductions for composites design, processing, and quality control offer more sophisticated predictions of both processability and finished part properties.
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Blow Molding Simulation: Ready for Prime Time?
Efforts have been made to simulate the extrusion blow molding process for at least a decade, but actual use has been slow to take hold.
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Mold Designers Put the Web to Work
The internet is redefining the tool-design process. Some mold designers are finding that using the Web to manage a tool project can shorten lead times, cut costs, and make sure vital data get to all participants in a project.
Read MoreNPE 2000 News Wrap-Up: CAD & CAE
NPE 2000 offered a brand-new option for processors and mold designers: the ability to “rent” flow analysis on a pay-per-use basis over the Internet.
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The New Dimension in Mold Simulation
Keep an eye on the increasing prominence of so-called 鈥3D鈥 mold analysis. Two vendors of simulation software from Europe and Asia think it鈥檚 the best solution for a big proportion of injection molded parts. Established U.S. suppliers aren鈥檛 so sure. In any case, the capabilities of both 3D and standard 2.5D simulation are expanding rapidly.
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Injection Molding Troubleshooter: Get the Most from Flow Simulation
Flow-simulation software is one of the most powerful tools ever developed for improving injection molded part quality.
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Computer Flow Analysis Helps Develop New Profile Dies Faster
Computational fluid dy namics (CFD), or flow analysis, is routinely applied to dies for cast or blown film.
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