SIGMASOFT® Multi Cycle Analysis

The thermal distribution inside an injection mould depends on many different factors. In the same way as the polymer flows three dimensionally into the cavity, the heat also flows three dimensionally between insert, part, mould, and thermal control. The complex interaction of

• Heating
• Injection/mould filling
• Cooling
• Different thermal conductivity conditions of the mould materials
  

inevitably leads to - in some cases significantly - different temperatures inside an injection mould.

A multi cycle analysis enables you to simulate the quasi-stationary state of a mould - including all local temperature differences - and consequently to perform a much more precise filling simulation based on the steady state temperature distribution.

The consideration of these local temperature differences becomes more and more important as today's requirements become increasingly challenging. For example:

• Complex part geometries
• Permanent optimization of production processes
• Production of parts with high integration of functions
• High performance plastics that are difficult to process
• Complex mould technique in modern injection moulds with different mould steels and alloys as well as different thermal properties
  

SIGMASOFT is a powerful tool to accurately calculate the complex thermal distribution in the mould coupled with polymer flow.

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