CAD & CAE.Injection molders can get more out of computerized process simulation; other processors can enjoy CAE's benefits as well.There will be plenty of news in CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. process-simulation software, which is now able to benefit a wider range of processors--not just injection molders. And even in injection, CAE is modeling more than just what happens in the mold--it has been extended to help optimize plastication as well. You won't see much news at the show in CAD software, except for a so-called "intelligent" mold-design package that automatically propagates changes made in one view to all other views and updates the bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. , too. NOT JUST FOR INJECTION AC Technology North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Louisville, Ky., will introduce the first commercial version of its C-Mold simulation software Simulation software is based on the process of imitating a real phenomenon with a set of mathematical formulas. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually running the program. for blow molding and thermoforming. This package was developed from the original PITA program of GE Plastics, Pittsfield, Mass. AC Tech will also show its first structural RIM (SRIM n. 1. Scum; refuse. ) simulation module. A finite-element program for calculating viscous and viscoelastic Adj. 1. viscoelastic - having viscous as well as elastic properties natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" flows in extrusion will be shown by Polyflow S.A. of Belgium. The software is marketed here by Mitsubishi International Corp., N.Y.C. Recently, the software has been extended to blow molding applications. Scientific Process & Research will also have information on new Release 4.01 of its Extrud-PC software, providing full-scale simulation of extrusion processing. MOLD-ANALYSIS SOFTWARE NPE NPE NullPointerException (Java) NPE Network Processing Engine NPE National Policy on Education NPE National Plastics Exposition NPE Natural Penis Enlargement NPE Nutrition Program for the Elderly will be an opportunity for processors and tool designers to get a first-hand look at two recently introduced families, or "suites," of mold-analysis software for injection molding injection molding n. A manufacturing process for forming objects, as of plastic or metal, by heating the molding material to a fluid state and injecting it into a mold. . The new Dynamic Series of analysis software will be demonstrated by Moldflow, Shelton, Conn. It was first introduced last fall. The series further integrates and restructures the company's suite of 10 analysis tools in order to make them faster and easier to use. It will be demonstrated on a variety of operating platforms. Also to be demonstrated at NPE is the C-Mold PC suite of analysis modules from AC Technology. Introduced within the last three months (PT, April '94, p. 13), this release makes the full suite of C-Mold modules available for PCs. New "Technical Aid" flow-analysis software will be demonstrated by Injection Molding Industries, Birmingham, Mich. It's the latest development from Ian Barrie Consultancy in England, which also produces a separate "Quoter" software package that includes flow analysis plus part-price quoting (PT, May '90, p. 77). New injection molding flow-analysis software, developed at the University of Taiwan, will be introduced to the U.S. by Vetter Associates, Ridgewood, N.J. Scientific Process & Research, Inc., Somerset, N.J., will demonstrate its new Injexx-PC software, which simulates plastication in an injection molding machine Injection molding machine (also known as injection press) - a machine for making plastic parts. Manufacturing products by injection molding process. Consist of two main parts, an injection unit and a clamping unit. barrel. The software helps optimize screw-rotation time, barrel temperatures, and screw design, and may be used in conjunction with flow-analysis software. NEW MOLD-DESIGN SOFTWARE The Ultimate Mold Design System from D-M-E Co., Madison Heights Madison Heights, city (1990 pop. 32,196), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1955. With the decline of the regional auto industry, the city has become a technology center for companies from a number of industries. , Mich. reportedly provides true 3-D database capabilities while working with 2-D assembly drawings. For example, if a pillar is added to the "B" plane view, the section or end view will automatically be updated to include the added pillar. A bill of materials is automatically updated too. What to Look For: * Process simulation now models injection, extrusion, blow molding, thermoforming, SRIM. * CAE simulates plastication inside injection barrels. * 'Intelligent' mold-design software saves time and effort. |
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