Simulation tools for plastic injection molding

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

Autodesk Moldflow Insight and Adviser 2021 now available | See what's new (video: 2:53 min)

Mesh to solve with one click

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

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Fusion 360 for CAD preparation

Moldflow includes Fusion 360 in-product push to help with quick CAD simplification and repair. (video: 3:06 min.)

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Collaborate using Shared Views

Collaborate using cloud-connected devices to share results, comment, and design recommendations. (video: 2:12 min.)

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Moldflow Adviser

Runner balancing

Runner balance analysis guides users in sizing multi-cavity runners for even pressure and fill time. (video: 2:29 min.)

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Mold cooling circuits

Automate cooling channel creation with a wizard, import from CAD curves, or manually draw circuits. (video: 2:09 min.)

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Defect visualization

Analyze part warpage and evaluate potential design flaws to improve part quality. (video: 2:14 min.)

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Moldflow Insight

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Flexible solving

Use the Simulation Compute Manager (SCM) to solve analyses locally, on a server, or on the cloud.

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Chemical Foam Molding

Simulate foaming of thermoplastic and thermoset materials (including polyurethane).

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Control valve gate opening/closing

Include controlled and sequential valve gates within simulations, along with hot runner layouts. (video: 1:22 min.)

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Predict shrinkage and warpage

Visualize part quality concerns to identify causes of warpage and apply shrink compensation factors. (video: 3:17 min.)

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Part and process optimization

Use automated design of experiments and parametric analysis to locate the best process and design. (video: 1:37 min.)

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Total coolant flow history

Run a coolant flow analysis to review coolant properties as it flows from the pump to the mold.(video: 2:56 min.)

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Database of 10,000+ materials

Built-in database with information on thousands of tested thermoplastic and thermoset materials.

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Mold and insert material assignment

Pre-loaded materials increase accuracy with assigning part and mold insert materials and mold block materials.

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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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Mold cooling

Create or import advanced cooling layouts, such as conformal cooling, and analyze transient heat calculations.

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Induction mold heating

Simulate electromagnetic induction heating of mold components.

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Core shift prediction

Simulate one-directional core deflection on parts with inserts.

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Overmolding

Evaluate insert overmolding, two-shot overmolding, and compression overmolding sequences.

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Compression and injection compression

Simulate a charge or injected shot of material entering a cavity, followed by mold closing and compressing.

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Multi-barrel injection molding

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

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Gas-assisted injection molding

Model gas channels and entry points to predict optimal timing and amount of gas needed to fill the part.

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Microcellular injection molding

Analyze microcellular injection molding with constant density and fitted classical nucleation models.

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Automatic pack/hold control

Automatically determine the magnitude and duration of the packing pressure profile.

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Bi-injection and co-injection molding

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, tool, lead frame, and wires.

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Automation through API

Application Programming Interface (API) automation tools let you quickly create custom scripts.

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Clean, customizable user interface

Easy-to-understand user interface moves the user through setup, analysis, and result interpretation.

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Visual and text-based results

Review visual or text-based results such as fiber orientation, surface defect path traceability, and birefringence.

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Result export flexibility

Export results through automated reports, hard data via scripts, warped geometry CAD export, and FEA formats.

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Features

Simulation tools for plastic injection molding

Mesh to solve with one click

Fusion 360 for CAD preparation

Collaborate using Shared Views

Moldflow Adviser

Runner balancing

Mold cooling circuits

Defect visualization

Moldflow Insight

Flexible solving

Chemical Foam Molding

Control valve gate opening/closing

Predict shrinkage and warpage

Part and process optimization

Total coolant flow history

Database of 10,000+ materials

Mold and insert material assignment

Orthotropic part inserts

Mold cooling

Induction mold heating

Core shift prediction

Overmolding

Compression and injection compression

Multi-barrel injection molding

Gas-assisted injection molding

Microcellular injection molding

Automatic pack/hold control

Bi-injection and co-injection molding

Microchip encapsulation

Automation through API

Clean, customizable user interface

Visual and text-based results

Result export flexibility