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Moldflow® software for plastic injection molding simulation helps reduce manufacturing defects. Access tools for injection mold design, plastic part design, and injection molding.

Moldflow Insight

Access a complete set of advanced plastics engineering simulation tools for analysts. Simulate the most advanced molding processes to avoid production delays.

• Mesh to solve in one click

  Improve your productivity by meshing and analyzing your model in one step. (video: 1:30 min.)

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  Coolant flow analysis

  Analyze the entire coolant flow history, from the pump to mold, to identify effects of hose lengths and cooling channels. (video: 2:53 min.)

• Part optimization studies

  Use design of experiments with model geometry parameter range values. (video: 1:37 min.)

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• Cloud analysis

  Run multiple analyses in the cloud without compromising your local resource capacity. (video: 1:51 min.)

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  Shared views

  Collaborate easily using cloud-connect devices to easily review results, comment, and provide design recommendations. (video: 2:12 min.)

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  Fusion 360 for CAD repair

  Moldflow subscription’s inclusion of Fusion 360 aids with CAD repair and simplification. (video: 3:06 min.)

• Shrinkage and warpage

  Generate accurately compensated models for tooling or further geometry modification. 

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• Controlled valve gate opening

  Achieve higher-quality surface finishes by combining controlled and sequential valve gating. (video: 1:22 min.)

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• Powder injection molding

  Simulate your metal or ceramic injection molding process.

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• Surface defect traceability

  View polymer pathlines to avoid surface defects.

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• Induction heating

  Simulate electromagnetic induction heating of mold components.

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• Thermoplastics injection molding

  Simulate your design and molding processes, including reactive molding, microchip encapsulation, and more. 

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• Multiple-barrel thermoplastics injection molding

  Analyze and evaluate the use of multiple injection molding barrels to fill injection molded parts. 

• Fiber orientation

  Assess the fiber orientation, shape, and structural properties of parts. 

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• Mold cooling

  Capture advanced cooling techniques and layouts, such as conformal cooling and transient heat calculations. 

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• Reduce molding defects

  Address molding defects early, and reduce potential defects such as air traps, short shots, core shifts, and more. 

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• Defect visualization

  Visualize defects such as weld lines and sink marks, and optimize the position of injection points and more.

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• Two-shot sequential overmolding

  Simulate the process of 2 sequential injections or materials, and analyze the overmolding process.

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• Birefringence

  Help predict and reduce optical performance issues, such as blurring or double images. 

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• One-directional core shifts

  Simulate one-directional core deflection on parts with inserts. 

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• Export results to structural package

  Transfer Moldflow data to Helius PFA projects to verify the structural performance of your part.

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• Design of experiments (DOE)

  Use DOE analysis to determine which input variables, such as mold temperature and injection time, influence quality.

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• Parametric study

  Optimize molding parameters to meet quality goals. Change molding parameters, then visualize the effects on the part.

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• Chemical blowing agents

  Simulate chemical blowing agents to create plastic parts with an internal foam structure. 

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• MuCell core back injection molding

  Get stronger, lighter parts by combining microcellular foam injection molding with core back technology from Trexel.  

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• Microcellular injection molding

  Analyze microcellular injection molding with 3D meshes. Includes constant density and fitted classical nucleation models.

• Gas-assisted injection molding

  Optimize gas channel shape and penetration. Improve the location of injection positions, delay time, and more.

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• Lightweight manufacturing validation

  Check lightweight component processes, and ensure that parts meet dimensional and functional specifications.

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• Compression and injection compression molding

  Mold and create parts for specific applications that conventional injection molding can't address. 

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• Orthotropic part inserts

  Simulate continuous fiber inserts made from composite materials or wood, and analyze any overmolded part defects. 

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• Bi-injection molding simulation

  Inject 2 materials into one cavity, and determine the relative distribution and location of materials.

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• Microchip encapsulation

  Predict wire sweep and paddle shift with tools for designing the encapsulation package, the tool, lead frame, and wires.

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• Flexible cloud solving options

  Run multiple simulations in the cloud simultaneously, while you continue to work on other tasks on your computer.

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• Analysis reports

  Easily share your Moldflow analysis results with template reports in HTML, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint. 

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• Usability improvements

  Improvements include customizable ribbons, synchronization of clipping panes in locked windows, and more.

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• Improved results interpretation

  New plots provide more insight into simulation results, including cavity weight, initial bending moment, and others. 

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• Meshing productivity

  Create, repair, and refine meshes with tools for mesh selection and node previews during remeshing. 

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• Material databases

  Databases include 9,500+ plastics for injection molding and parameters such as coolants and injection molding machines.

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• Application Programming Interface (API)

  API automation tools let you create custom scripts with no programming experience. 

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• Direct geometry editing

  Directly edit properties like wall thickness or feature positions, and try multiple combinations.

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• Cooling for overmolding

  Cooling analysis has been extended to gas-assisted injection molding and two-shot overmolding.

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• 3D resin transfer molding (RTM)

  Designate parts of the mold that have fiber mats, and define the properties of resin permeability.

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Moldflow Adviser

Access plastic simulation tools for engineers and analysts. Optimize part and mold designs to ensure molded part quality and manufacturability.

• Runner balancing

  Runner balancing ensures that all the cavities of a mold fill at the same time and with evenly distributed pressure. (video: 2:29 min.)

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• Part tolerance, shrinkage, and warpage

  Analyze part warpage, and evaluate potential design issues for optimal part quality. (video: 2:14 min.)

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• Effective mold modeling and cooling

  Automatically generate cooling channels, add multiple cooling planes, or manually model the cooling circuits. (video: 2:09 min.)

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• Adviser for the designer

  Analyze and evaluate concepts to see the impact of design choices early in the development process. (video: 3:09 min.)

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