Autodesk Moldflow: Injection and compression moulding plastic simulation software

Autodesk Moldflow is used for simulating the plastic injection moulding process and the plastic compression moulding process.

It enables engineers, analysts and mould designers to optimise material choice, process settings, cooling efficiency and feed system designs to minimise the risk of poor moulded part quality.

Autodesk Moldflow simulations provide analysts insights to help predict and possibly prevent part defects such as sink marks, weld lines and part warpage. It also allows for exploring options that reduce cycle time.

• Engineers and analysts who are interested in understanding how plastic material is flowing through a mould cavity and the resulting part quality.
• Plastic process engineers who are interested in understanding the moulding process of a given plastic part and gaining insights into a processing window.
• Mould tool designers and engineers who are interested in optimising a mould’s cooling design or the mould’s runner or gating design.

Moldflow Adviser provides manufacturability guidance and directional feedback for thermoplastic part and mould designs through high-level material flow, mould cooling and part warpage results.

Moldflow Insight provides detailed material flow, cooling and warpage results for both injection moulding and compression moulding processes. Additional control on materials, machines, moulds and processes is possible with Moldflow Insight.

Automation with scripts/API accelerate setup and post-processing capabilities. Thermoplastic and thermoset materials are supported, along with customisation of materials for part inserts and mould inserts. Advanced moulding methods, such as gas-assisted injection moulding, injection compression moulding, co-injection moulding, microcellular injection moulding and many more, are available to discover the best option for your part. Moldflow Insight also has advanced customisation of the process including the ability to select the moulding machine, specify valve gates, adjust mould materials, solve for a Design of Experiments (DOE) or parametric study and much more.