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Moldex3D Introduction

Srikar Vallury

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>  World leading CAE analysis software for plastic injection molding industry

>  Founded in 1995, revolutionizing simulation technologies, and

providing field-proven solutions for different processes >  Play a pioneering role in plastic products design with focuses on

mold and environment savings

CoreTech System (1983-Present)

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Contacts and Locations

>  Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan >  Serve more than 300 sales locations with a global

network of direct offices and collaborative channel partners >  Provide local, value-added service and support www.moldex3d.com

Detroit Suzhou Xiamen

Dongguan Chennai Bangkok

Netherland

Global Channel Partners Great China: China, Hong Kong North-east Asia: Japan, Korea Southeast Asia: India, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam America: United States, Canada, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico, Argentina Europe: Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, UK, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Austria, Belgium, Norway, Slovenia, Netherlands, Poland, Greece, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden Oceania: Australia, New Zealand

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Featured Customers (partial list)

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>  Provide different solutions for specific needs of different industries

>  Bring more efficient way to optimize your design with environmental sustainability instead of traditional trial-and-error method

>  Minimize your design cycle and time to market

>  Serve and support in close partnership with our customers to develop long-term solutions, enabling them increase productivity from design and modeling to manufacturing

What We Do

Iteration

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Variety of Solutions

Composite Process

Efficient Heat and

Cool Control

Standard Injection Molding

Solutions

Lightweight Demands

Market Innovative Molding Process

Integrated Technology Solutions

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Compression Molding Process

Solid stage Solid/Liquid stage

Liquid stage Solidification Ejected

>  Material will go through different phase change during molding process.

–  In solid stage, material will have elastic-type property.

–  In liquid stage, material will have plastic-type property.

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Benefit

To get the charge shape,temperature and initial stress

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Compression Molding Simulation- Fiber Orientation in X-direction

Charge thickness- 4 mm

Charge thickness- 6 mm

Charge thickness- 8 mm

Higher fiber orientation

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Moldex3D Resin Transfer Molding Module

>  Support simulating anisotropic filling behavior >  Allow user define fiber mat orientation >  Support venting condition setting

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Ref: A. Shojaei, S. R. Ghaffarian, S. M. H. Karimian, "Modeling and simulation approaches in the resin transfer molding process: A review", Polymer CompositesVolume 24, Issue 4, pages 525–544, August 2003

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>  Supports Anisotropic Filling

Moldex3D RTM Module

Fill 20％

Fill 40％

Fill 60％

Fill 80％

Fill 100％

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Side View Trimetric View

Fiber Mat Orientation(K11Direction)

Distribution media Release film

Fiber Mat

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K33Transverse Direction

K11In-Plane Direction

K22 In-Plane Direction

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RTM Simulations

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Reference

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