SimpaTec, an engineering and software company focussing on the holistic development and optimisation of processes, components and tools, has what it refers to as the "ideal" tool to get started in injection moulding simulation — Moldex3D Viewer Advanced.
SimpaTec GmbH
The software tool has a wide range of technical functionalities that make the user's daily work easier; it also becomes much easier to identify and evaluate potential sources of error and to produce a cost- and quality-optimised design.
The simulator has a user-friendly interface and provides a detailed view inside the cavity. Real 3D filling simulation results offer the basis for optimal discussions to achieve further development steps right up to the optimisation of the manufacturability of the component. These analyses can be carried out for both thermoplastics and thermosets.
Is it during part development when most problems arise when producing injection-moulded components. The simulator, however, counteracts this by providing a wide range of functions and tools to examine component designs, visualising component properties and optimising them according to the available analysis results. Possible weak points in the component can, therefore, be identified and analysed at an early stage and suitable countermeasures can be initiated. Additional costs due to iterations in product, tool and process optimization can thus be avoided.
Another advantage of the software is that it not only provides results of the component surface but also details of inside the cavity. Component defects such as weld lines or air traps are precisely displayed and tracer particles play an important role in the evaluation of the weld line quality. By means of visible hotspots, wall thicknesses and so the manufacturability of the component can be optimised in the early development phase.
Other highlights include additional functions that show meaningful simulations regarding differences in filling and enable seamless process monitoring of different parameters. Furthermore, the integrated gate wizard allows the selection of different gate types.