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Part Design: Mold Filling Analysis


Benefits
  • Provides tool for evaluation and modification of preliminary part design.
Required Inputs
  • Material properties
    [Specific heat, thermal conductivity, melt density, shear rate/viscosity data] provided by material supplier
  • Processing conditions
    [Melt temperature, mold temperature, fill speed] provided by material supplier
Output Format
  • Glyph analysis output will consist of:
    1. Written report with hard copy plots or sketches
    2. Video analysis showing glyph screen, narrated by analyst
Time Requirements
  • 1–2 weeks typically required for model creation modeling time dependent on complexity of part
  • Additional 1–2 weeks required for completion of analysis. Analysis time dependent on size of computer FEM (finite element model) and type of output desired. For example, runner balancing and wall thickness minimization require several educated trial and error simulations.