Mold flow analysis is good for mold design:

 Optimization analyses are those designed to assist the user in producing the best possible part. Optimization analyses enable the user to change parameters in a virtual environment and see the effect on the quality of the part, before any money is spent on the production of the part.

• Design of Experiment analysis
  Design of Experiment (DOE) is a statistical tool which enables you to see the effect of some intervention, for example changing an experimental processing variable, on the quality of the part. It can also tell you which processing conditions have the greatest impact on a given quality indicator. To do this, the DOE Builder runs a series of experiments while varying selected processing conditions, and then calculates the results based on user-defined quality indicators

• The analysis sequence is the predefined sequence of analyses that you want to run.

  The analysis sequences that are available depend on the analysis technology or the mesh type that is used, and the molding process that you have selected.

  • Analysis sequence icons
    Analysis sequence icons are displayed in the Study Tasks pane.
  • Choosing an analysis technology
    The use of an appropriate analysis technology helps to ensure that analysis results are accurate.
  • Gate Location analysis
    The Gate Location analysis is used to recommend injection locations for the part. This analysis works for all analysis technologies and is used as a preliminary input for a full Fill+Pack analysis.
  • Fill analysis
    The Fill analysis predicts the thermoplastic polymer flow inside the mold in the filling phase. This analysis is often run as the first part of a Fill+Pack analysis sequence.
  • Pack analysis
    Pack analysis predicts the thermoplastic polymer flow inside the mold in the packing phase. This analysis is run as the second part of a Fill+Pack analysis sequence and can be used to determine whether a cavity will be completely filled.
  • Runner Balance analysis
    The Runner Balance Analysis is used to determine the optimum volume for the sections of the runner system. This analysis ensures that the part fills evenly and there is an acceptable pressure magnitude in the cavity, minimizing runner volume.
  • Cool analysis products
    The Cool analysis products are heat transfer simulations used to analyze the flow of heat in plastic injection molds. These products are available using the Thermoplastics Injection Molding process.
  • Fiber orientation analysis
    The Fiber orientation Fill+Pack analysis is used to predict the behavior of composite materials. While injection-molded fiber-reinforced thermoplastics constitute a major commercial application of fiber composite (a filler within a polymer matrix) materials, the modeling of the process is more complex than in other flow applications.
  • Process Optimization analysis
    Process Optimization analyses are used to determine optimum ram speed and packing pressure profiles so that parts produced are of the highest quality.
  • Molding Window analysis
    The Molding Window analysis is used to calculate the best preliminary process settings for your study.
  • Stress analysis
    Stress analyses are used to identify structural related problems, typically with the strength, stiffness, and life expectancy of plastic products.
  • Shrink analysis
    Shrink analysis enables you to determine an appropriate shrinkage allowance to use to cut the mold taking into account the shrinkage characteristics of the material being used to mold the part and the molding conditions.
  • Warp analysis
    A Warp analysis is used to diagnose the cause of warping and recommend a solution, such as gate location changes, design parameter changes, or reduction of wall thickness variations.
  • Birefringence analysis
    Birefringence analysis produces two classes of results.
  • Venting analysis
    Venting analysis is used to predict the effects of air pressure on the flow of polymer to aid in selecting suitable locations where vents may be placed in the mold to allow trapped air to escape the cavity.
  • Wire sweep analysis
    A wire sweep analysis is used to predict the deformation of the bonding wires within the cavity.
  • Paddle shift analysis
    A paddle shift analysis is used to predict shifting between the upper and lower cavities of the leadframe due to pressure imbalances.