Plastic Fill Analysis
MoldflowXpress is an entry-level plastics filling simulation
tool that predicts whether an injection-molded part will fill
based on geometry, injection location, type of material, and
processing conditions. Fully integrated with SolidWorks? and
based on Moldflow Plastics Advisers® technology, MoldflowXpress
plastics part designer to gain early insight into the manufacturability
of plastics injection-molded parts.
Overview
MoldflowXpress is a wizard-based design validation tool powered
by Moldflow technology. Use it as a first step to quickly and
easily test the manufacturability of plastic injection-molded
parts inside the SolidWorks environment.
Benefits
Minimize part wall thickness.
Determine best injection location.
Reduce product development cycle times.
Optimize plastics part designs for manufacturability.
Problem
Injection-molded plastics parts often require costly geometry
modifications to resolve manufacturing defects not discovered
until late in the design-to-manufacturing process. These modifications
typically involve mold rework which can be avoided in the earliest
stages of product concepting and design through the use of predictive
analysis tools to detect and avoid potential manufacturing problems.
Solution
MoldflowXpress gives every SolidWorks plastics part designer
an entry-level analysis tool to be used as the first step in
determining the manufacturability of plastics injection-molded
parts. After completing preliminary MoldflowXpress analyses,
users can upgrade to Moldflow Plastics Advisers for SolidWorks
products to perform more in-depth and comprehensive analyses.
Features
Analyze the flow of melted plastic through
an individual part through one injection location.
Database with over 20 grades of generic plastics material
data.
Specify analysis parameters for melt temperature, mold
temperature and injection time.
Results indicate whether the part will fill based on
geometry, material, injection location and analysis parameters.
Visualize the flow of plastic as it fills the part.
Non-Newtonian, non-isothermal flow solver engine that
assumes plastic melt incompressibility.
Supported Geometry
Plastic
Thin-walled
Injection-molded
Boundary conditions and analysis results can be saved
with the SolidWorks model.
