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The above phrase describes Moldflow's goal : making plastic injection molding simulation technology simple.
Moldflow is the market leader in the analysis of plastic injection molding processes. With it's three modules, Moldflow allows complete control over the whole injection molding process:
Moldflow Plastics Advisers (MPA) provides injection molding simulation solutions to the non-plastics specialist. They are used in the early stages of part and mold design when the cost of change is minimal.
Plastics Advisers is made up of two modules :
Part Adviser allows the designer to examine the fill time of the part, together with the temperature and pressure distribution of the filled part.
Mold Adviser, on the other hand, allows the designer to easily layout and optimize the gate and runner systems for single cavity, multi-cavity or family molds as well as predict clamp tonnage, shot size and cycle time requirements -- all during preliminary design and before the part geometry is finalized.
Moldflow Plastics Insight (MPI) is a simulation software package that allows you to determine the optimal combination of part geometry, material choice, mold design and processing parameters in order to produce high quality finished parts. No matter what design geometry you are working with, using Moldflow Plastics Insight ensures you gain a deeper understanding of the plastics behavior during the injection molding process.
Moldflow Plastics Insight can simulate plastics flow, mold cooling, part warpage, stiffness and shrinkage, and the behavior of fiber-reinforced materials in plastics. In addition, MPI includes products that simulate the gas and thermoset injection molding processes.
Moldflow Plastics Xpert (MPX) has been specifically designed to provide a competitive advantage for molder and mold shops looking for ways to reduce mold commissioning times and ensure that their part production cycles run as efficiently and as effectively as possible.
MPX compliments current machine control technology and provides online optimized process correction in a manner that addresses the specific needs of the injection molding industry. Now, process engineers and die-setters can consistently and systematically setup molds, quickly identify a robust molding window, and have access to superior part quality monitoring and automatic process drift correction.
Moldflow Plastics Xpert is different from other products on the market because it does more than just monitor the process -- MPX can actively correct the molding process!