The integration of SOLIDWORKS Plastics in your
workflows
provides several benefits when you develop plastic parts and molds.
Simulation
enables
the efficient optimization of the plastic injection molding process to create a quality
product and reduce
manufacturing costs. SOLIDWORKS Plastics can help you predict part
defects and find remedies to eliminate them, optimize the runner and cooling system, and
define the best process settings before you create the first prototype mold.
| Benefits of Integrating
SOLIDWORKS Plastics in Product Development |
| Cover a wide-range of injection molding
processes |
- Simple part filling
- Co-injection (sandwich) molding
- Gas-assisted injection molding
- Water-assisted injection molding
- Insert overmolding
- Multicavity molding
- Reactive molding
|
| Predict manufacturing-related defects on parts
and
molds |
- Air traps
that
necessitate
venting
- Locations of welding lines
indicating
areas of possible structural
weakness
- Nonuniform shrinkage can cause warpage
- Hesitation or jetting indicates a need for
different injection position
- Short shots indicate
issues
with part design or process
conditions
- Voids and sink marks necessitate redesign of
parts
|
| Part
design |
- thickness distribution
- fillets
- ribs
|
| Gate design |
|
| Runner design |
- hot versus cold
- type
- layout
- balancing
|
| Cooling system design |
- configuration
- channel types
- free-formed
- coolant
|
| Avoid expensive mold
rework |
- Informed
choices for gate positions and runner
system
- Simulation of cooling
system
|
| Reduce time to
market |
- Simulations are much faster than prototype
testing
|
Components that do not have a direct influence on the part, such
as screws and hoppers, are not considered in a simulation.