CADMOULD

CADMOULD, developed by SIMCON kunststofftechnische Software GmbH, is a powerful plastic injection molding simulation software that aims to accurately predict and shape the entire injection molding process. According to the vendor, CADMOULD is suitable for businesses of all sizes, from small enterprises to large corporations, and is widely used by professionals in industries such as automotive, medical technology, electronics, and consumer goods.

Key Features

CADMOULD CASCADIC INJECTION: According to the vendor, this feature enables users to simulate cascade injection molding with sequential filling across multiple gates. It computes results such as filling, pressure distribution, temperatures, flow speeds, and clamping forces, allowing for optimal design of component filling by cascade injection molding.

CADMOULD COOL: The vendor states that CADMOULD COOL allows users to design the cooling system for plastic injection molded parts. It simulates classical and conformal cooling channels and computes results such as the number of cycles to thermally stable state, local variation of cavity wall temperatures, flow rate and pressure loss in the temperature control system, and temperature change of the tempering medium.

CADMOULD FIBER: According to the vendor, this feature accurately simulates fiber orientation in plastic injection molded parts. It computes results such as the main direction of fiber orientation and degree of consistency, and seamlessly exports fiber orientation results to leading structural software like Ansys and Digimat.

CADMOULD FILL: The vendor claims that CADMOULD FILL simulates the filling behavior of plastic injection molding, providing results such as filling, pressure distribution, temperatures, flow speeds, and clamping forces. It optimizes the design of part filling, hot and cold runner systems, and gating positions, reducing sampling time, material waste, and mold corrections.

CADMOULD FOAM: According to the vendor, this feature allows users to simulate foam injection molding, resulting in reduced material use and lighter-weight parts. It computes results such as density and bubble distribution, enabling exploration of resulting weight, mechanical behavior, and surface quality of foamed parts. CADMOULD FOAM is compatible with common foam injection molding processes like MuCell®, Cellmould®, and Optifoam®.

CADMOULD PACK: The vendor states that CADMOULD PACK simulates the packing phase of plastic injection molding, providing results including pressure distribution, temperatures, clamping forces, surface layer thickness, and volume shrinkage. It optimally specifies packing pressure, clamping force, and cooling phase parameters, reducing part warpage, sink marks, and optimizing shrinkage compensation.

CADMOULD RUBBER: According to the vendor, this feature is designed for simulating elastomer injection molding, accurately computing results such as filling, weld lines, air inclusions, pressure distribution, temperatures, shear rates, scorch, degree of cross-linking, heating time, shrinkage, and warpage. It enables early assessment of cross-linking, shrinkage, and warpage to reduce modification loops and optimize component, mold, and process design.

CADMOULD WARP: The vendor claims that CADMOULD WARP simulates shrinkage and warpage in plastic injection molding, providing results including shrinkage, warpage, deformation, stress states, and temperatures. It takes into account fiber-related anisotropies for accurate shrinkage and warpage computations, solving warpage issues by optimizing process parameters, mold design, or wall thicknesses.

CADMOULD STRUCTURAL FEM: According to the vendor, this feature simulates the mechanical behavior of plastic injection molded parts, computing results including deformation, Von Mises residual stress, elongation, and strain energy density. It analyzes the influence of fiber orientation, wall thickness, and ribs on mechanical properties, reducing mechanical stress on inserts through optimized injection phase.

CADMOULD T-Box: The vendor states that CADMOULD T-Box combines temperature control channels with heat transfer modeling. It offers two options: automatic generation of a generic mold sketch or import of a CAD-designed mold. This feature computes results such as mold stability, cavity wall temperatures, flow rate, pressure loss, temperature change of tempering medium, turbulence, and temperature control efficiency.