New Optimization Tools

Extend the optimization focus of MPA software through a material/process adviser and a mold runner system adviser.

Material/Process Adviser
Moldflow Part Adviser™ and Moldflow Mold Adviser™ users now can optimize the material selection process by evaluating several materials and identifying the material which has the largest processing window and least amount of cooling time for their part design. Select any number of materials, then launch the Molding Window Analysis option. The software compares each material's processing window as well as the maximum and average cooling times of the part. From this comparison, the software ranks the materials in the order of most suitable (largest processing window and shortest cooling time) to least suitable (smallest processing window and longest cooling time).

Runner System Adviser (available in Moldflow Mold Adviser only)
Moldflow Mold Adviser users will benefit from the runner system adviser, which extends the gate optimization tool (introduced in MPA 6.0) to automatically size sprue, runner, and gate components of the runner system. An optimized runner system helps to reduce scrap, improve productivity, and reduce production costs. The user can mark portions of (or the entire) runner system for auto-sizing. The program calculates best dimensions for each marked segment of the runner system and automatically updates the model with these calculated dimensions. The user can review the changes made and obtain feedback on the reason(s) for the change in the dimension(s).

The Runner System Adviser automatically sizes user-specified components of the runner system and updates the model with the optimized dimensions (available in the Moldflow Mold Adviser module only).