Injection moulding simulation software

Paul Boughton

Simpoe is releasing its new Simpoe-Designer plastic injection simulation software product line. Simpoe-Designer is a standalone version of the company's flagship product Simpoe- Mold, but which also includes its own embedded CAD kernel.

In addition to the advantages offered by other Simpoe products, namely ease of use, speed and affordability, Simpoe-Designer brings two major benefits to plastic parts product designers, manufacturers and mould makers. The first of these is the ability, in addition to read native CAD formats as well as Iges, Step and STL formats: Solidworks, Pro/Engineer, Acis, Parasolid, Autocad Inventor, UG, Solid Edge and others.

The second advantage is the ability to directly modify the geometry, to assess the impact of model changes on the part manufacturability, and therefore optimise the part and its manufacturing process, without having to go back to the original CAD model.

The Simpoe-Designer software family includes four modules. Simpoe-Designer Fill is the base package for simulating complete part filling, including temperature fields and pressure curves, weld lines, air traps, etc. Simpoe-Designer Fill also includes Simpoe powerful pre- and post-processing technology, as well as the 5000+ material database, which can be readily customised. Simpoe-Designer Pack is the module for packing simulation.

Simpoe-Designer Cool is for complete thermal exchange regulation. Using this module, cooling channels and cooling surfaces, even with complex shapes, can be created directly in Simpoe-Designer. Simpoe-Designer Warp simulates part deformation due to warpage and material shrinkage. The deformed model information can be linked to structural analysis codes, such as Abaqus, for further part mechanical analysis.

Alain Dubois, Simpoe's president and CEO, comments: "The introduction of the Simpoe- Designer product line is another important step forward towards the implementation of our strategy to democratise plastic injection simulation. Besides the ease of use and speed that characterise Simpoe solutions, we now offer the possibility to read most popular CAD files in their native format, avoiding the tedious file translation task. In addition, everyone involved in the product development process, from the product designer to the mould maker or the part manufacturer, will now directly be able to explore new alternatives, assess the impact of part modification, and make his/her own suggestion to speed up product development and part optimisation. Simpoe-Designer is a great tool to liberate creativity, improve communication and efficiency of the collaborative development process at - a Simpoe trademark - always a very affordable price."

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