Design & Mfg. Software
Throwback Thursday: Liquid Silicone Rubber Molding Simulation
According to this week’s Throwback Thursday article titled “Liquid Silicone Rubber Molding Simulation”, which was published in January 2011, the use of simulation technology for LSR molds can be quite advantageous.
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How Do You Validate Your Molds?
“Part simulation is fast. It’s something that can be done up front without impacting the overall development time."
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WEBINAR: Validating Your Mold Using Moldflow Data
Autodesk will present a free webinar on December 7 titled "Validating Your Mold: Making Good, Informed Decisions Using Moldflow.
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Throwback Thursday: The Science of Simulation
From evaluating part, mold and process designs and improving mold cooling to reducing plastic part warpage and determining the best gate locations, simulation plays a key role. MMT has provided a series of articles on just these topics, which I thought I'd share.
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Challenges of Multi-Cavity Co-Injection Molding
Simulation shows that, to be effective, these types of molds must be designed with consideration for how the materials will be distributed throughout them.
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TBT: Integrating Electrode Production
Many companies have an amazing setup in their shops and the machines are running day and night. But one thing still stands out for even the most advanced shops: how slow the EDM process can be.
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Project-Based Learning – The Rest of the Story
In this month’s issue of MMT, I wrote about an instructor’s strategy for teaching his mechanical engineering students about moldmaking via project-based learning. I couldn’t include absolutely everything this instructor teaches his students, so I thought I’d blog about it.
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Using CAD/CAM for Product Development
To show the value of CAD/CAM software in research and development projects, I wanted to share this story that was sent to me about an Italian plastic injection mold builder that combines craftsmanship with current technologies to offer fully integrated project management.
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Designing Molds, Building Futures
Wes Cobb, president of Technical Design Associates Inc. in Brevard, North Carolina, is the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Mold Technologies Division’s 2016 Mold Designer of the Year.
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Robust Process and Part Design: How Do You Ensure Success?
Using DOE with Moldflow has grown more popular in recent years because of its ability to optimize part manufacturability, according to Jeff Higgins from Autodesk, who recently conducted a webinar on the topic for MMT readers. Today, we’re offering some highlights from the webinar based on the many questions Jeff fielded and answered for attendees.
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