Optimizing Designs for Manufacturability
Moldflow Plastics Advisers® (MPA®) is easy to use plastics simulation software that allows part and mold designers to optimize their designs during the earliest stages of new product development.
Moldflow Part Adviser
Quickly check the manufacturability of every part design.
Analysis Capabilities
- Plastic Filling Analysis
- Sink Marks Analysis
- Cooling Quality Analysis
- Gate Location Analysis
- Molding Window Analysis
Key Benefits
- Evaluate the manufacturing feasibility of every design
iteration
- Identify the most suitable plastics material candidate
- Optimize the part wall thickness to achieve uniform filling,
minimum cycle time, and lowest part cost
- Identify and eliminate cosmetic defects such as sink marks,
weld lines, and air traps
- Visualize the orientation of plastic to maximize part
strength, especially in the vicinity of weld lines
- Obtain practical, results-specific advice on improving
the part design
- Determine the best gate locations for a given part design
- Estimate the impact of changes to the part design or material
selection on the overall part cost
- Communicate key design analysis aspects to the mold designer
through automated, web-based, HTML project reports
Moldflow Mold Adviser
Optimize runner system designs and mold cavity layouts before cutting steel
Analysis Capabilities
- Runner Balance Analysis
- Runner Adviser Analysis
Key Benefits
- Design and analyze all types of hot and cold runner systems
- Automatically size runners to balance flow in multi-cavity and family molds
- Determine the best gate locations and the optimum number of gates
- Predict estimated cycle time, clamp tonnage, and shot volume
- Assess the manufacturing feasibility of the mold design layout
- Perform a detailed part cost estimation
- Communicate valuable information to plastics
part designers, mold builders, and manufacturing engineers using
automated reporting tools
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