Top 10 reasons of why you should do moldflow / process simulation of Injection molding –
There are many simple parts that may not need any gate location analysis and can be molded based on past history or known gate locations. Yes, you will be able to mold these parts, but you may also miss an opportunity to possibly make an improvement in product design, saving runners scrap, material costs or processing savings. Since plastic materials are still evolving and newer materials offer many ways to save costs and improve design, part quality, and different options of radical design changes can combine multiple parts or applications into one tool. If you have not looked at any of your older typical parts/applications, it is time to do it now. Sometimes, you may not be able to locate the exact gate location to have a completely balanced fill all around the part and cavities. These slight imbalances of 5-10% can be enough to for longer cycle time, cooling, packing issues, scrap rates, surface quality, gate or flow lines, surface finish, processing window, clamp tonnage. You may be able to save 2-30 % in cooling time/cycle time with design/material modifications. In today’s competitive market, this may be enough to lose on the next project to overseas suppliers. Remember upfront review and analysis cost is one time item, but savings and improvements last over the product life cycle. When you perform analysis from an expert source like Ideal Tech, Inc., you not only will be able to avoid such issues but also improve your products and save costs.
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