CoreTech Releases Moldex3D R17

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Apr 9, 2019 – CoreTech System (Moldex3D) announced the release of Moldex3D R17, the next-generation plastics molding simulation solutions designed to enable organizations around the globe to realize smart manufacturing through digital transformation. The latest release of Moldex3D provides more comprehensive and realistic simulations to help users close the gap between the physical and virtual worlds. The new user interface and the unified simulation workflow allow users to gain deeper insights into product performance faster, accelerating the decision-making process. In addition, to tackle the ever-growing demand for lightweight components in the automotive and aerospace sectors, Moldex3D R17 offers significant advancements in composites simulation solutions to meet various manufacturing needs.

“The release of R17 marks a major milestone for Moldex3D. The more powerful physical-virtual integration capability and more timely design insights will largely benefit designers, tool makers and CAE engineers to help them further advance smart manufacturing capabilities and ultimately enhance their global competitiveness,” said Venny Yang, president, CoreTech System (Moldex3D).

Simulate Real-World Machine Response

Major highlights of Moldex3D R17 include:

Machine Response and Material Compressibility Effect under Real-world Conditions

Aiming to bring simulation one step closer to real-world manufacturing, Moldex3D R17 introduces new and enhanced capabilities for integrating physical molding into the virtual world, enabling the simulation software to better capture crucial information from the physical world. Moldex3D R17 allows users to consider the dynamic machine response of an injection molding machine to ensure that the optimized processing conditions obtained from the analysis can be directly applied on the shop floor, bridging the gap between simulation and manufacturing. In addition to machine characteristics, Moldex3D’s barrel compression functionality provides a more realistic prediction of material behaviors by simulating the actual compression behavior of melts inside the barrel and the nozzle, which empowers engineers to take into account the effect of material compressibility when injecting into the cavity, generating a more accurate injection pressure prediction.

Moldex3D Cooling analysis with R17 delivers the capability to help users better evaluate the performance of mold temperature controllers by providing crucial data, including maximum pressure drop, total flow rate and heat dissipation. Through seamless integration between the physical and the virtual worlds, engineers can fully leverage simulation data to make more informed decisions.

Groundbreaking Composites Simulation Technology to Achieve Lightweighting Goals

Simulation plays a major role in helping manufacturers easily transition to lightweight materials and manufacturing processes. In the latest release, Moldex3D continues its technology leadership in fiber composites simulation with the introduction of Flow-Fiber Coupling analysis, which empowers engineers to more accurately capture the anisotropic flow behavior induced by fiber orientation. Composite components that deal with high concentration of fibers and demand high accuracy will greatly benefit from this novel coupling method. Moldex3D Fiber orientation analysis with R17 now supports a new filler type—flat fibers to enable greater design freedom and help achieve better mechanical properties and improved dimensional stability.

Breakthrough Flow Fiber Coupling Analysis

For advanced lightweight manufacturing processes, the Moldex3D Material Lab provides comprehensive material testing services for characterizing critical material parameters, including the expansion ratio of polyurethane foam. Moldex3D R17 enables users to further predict the expansion ratio in PU Chemical Foaming analysis to more accurately predict foam height and shape for creating better polyurethane molded parts. Also available in R17 is an improved RTM Wizard, which streamlines the mesh preparation process, increasing simulation productivity.

Consider Expansion Ratio in PU Chemical Foaming Analysis

A Unified Platform for Faster, Deeper Insights

Moldex3D has been striving to enhance usability to help users translate simulation data into useful product insights faster and easier. Moldex3D R17 Studio seamlessly integrates all simulation processes on a single, unified platform, and greatly enhances the way users can view and interact with a model. For example, users can now use Measurement and Scale tools in Studio to directly measure shrinkage values and make instant design changes to compensate for shrinkage. Moreover, with the new postprocessing and visualization functionality along with faster rendering performance in R17, engineers can now quickly unlock the hidden insights behind the model, mitigating manufacturing risks and accelerating product development.

About CoreTech System (Moldex3D)

CoreTech System Co., Ltd. (Moldex3D) has been providing the professional CAE analysis solution “Moldex” series for the plastic injection molding industry since 1995, and the current product “Moldex3D” is marketed worldwide. Committed to providing advanced technologies and solutions to meet industrial demands, CoreTech System has extended its sales and service network to provide local, immediate, and professional service. CoreTech System presents innovative technology, which helps customers troubleshoot from product design to development, optimize design patterns, shorten time-to-market, and maximize product return on investment (ROI).

More information can be found at www.moldex3d.com.

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