Moldflow Manufacturing Solutions for the Automation, Control, and Monitoring of the Injection Molding Process

摘要

This document describes Moldflow Corporation's Manufacturing Solutions products for the automation, control, and monitoring of the plastics injection molding process, the problems they solve, the methods used to solve those problems, and the way in which they add value to the injection molding process. Moldflow's Manufacturing Solutions suite consists of three distinct products: 1. The Moldflow Plastics Xpert~R (MPX~(TM)) process automation and control system decreases mold setup time, cycle time, and scrap, and improves molded part quality and labor productivity. Unlike traditional trial-and-error methods, MPX tools provide a consistent and systematic method for improving and optimizing the molding process. 2. The Moldflow Shotscope~R process monitoring and analysis system is a comprehensive product suite which collects critical data in real time from injection molding machines on the factory floor, then records, analyzes, reports, and allows access to the information for use in critical decision making. It can be used for both plastic injection molding and metal die casting operations. 3. The Moldflow EZ-Track~(TM) production monitoring and reporting system is a product for real-time, plant-wide production monitoring and reporting. It is truly plant-wide, because EZ-Track can be attached to virtually any cyclic manufacturing equipment and machinery, such as ultrasonic welders, assembly machines, packaging equipment, etc., in addition to injection molding machines.