Design & Mfg. Software

Moldmaker Uses a Solution-Based Approach To Mold Flow Analysis

MoldFlow consulting firm assists mold shop as it approached a complex molding program for its customer, Cessna Aircraft Company.

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Multi-Cavity Mold Issues Solved with Melt Rotation Process

Toolroom supervisor shares his experience with a rheological control solution to some obvious and some not-so-obvious challenges with product and color variations in a multi-cavity mold.

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Automation

Determining Maximum Mold Cycle Counts

Ongoing data collection and visual inspection of tooling and parts is the only method that will allow you to balance maximizing tooling life, production capability and mold reliability.

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Case Study

Cutting Delivery Time 50 Percent With the Right CAD/CAM Package

With the appropriate CAD/CAM software behind it, one mold shop plans to further reduce its mold tooling turnaround time and remain a supplier of choice for its customers.

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CAD/CAM’s Come a Long Way

The past decade has seen the CAD/CAM industry explode when it comes to its efficiency, sophistication and speed.

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Twelve Techniques for Managing Moldmaking Design Data Effectively

Mold manufacturers can address time, cost, quality and global communication challenges by using 3-D CAD software in combination with an integrated product data management system.

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Software Enhances Advancing Technologies

CAD/CAM’s improved features and new capabilities—combined with the latest in technologies like high speed and five-axis machining, new cutting tools and 3-D technologies—allow moldmakers to achieve the highest quality in the shortest time.

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Staying Competitive Using Mold Flow Analysis

The pressure on the supply chain is unrelenting for all things faster, better and cheaper. For moldmakers, getting molds built right the first time is critical to meeting these increasing demands. But how?

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System Reduces Cure Times and Balances Fill Rates

Two separate technologies work together to first create a homogenous compound temperature exiting the injection molding unit and properly balance the filling of a mold, with the lowest possible cure times while increasing part quality.

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CAD Interoperability and Model Repair for Additive Fabrication

With so many different customers and suppliers, you should maintain a number of different CAD systems to try and stay as “native” as possible when it comes to exchanging part geometry electronic information.

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