Husky FL-FLOW-SIM User Manual

Flow Simulation Center

Optimize your mold performance with better part designs.

Injection molding and flow simulation specialists analyze and optimize part designs.

Detailed part analysis early in a product’s lifecycle can help save time and money. By predicting filling behaviour and improving part design up front, a product’s release to market can be more successful.

Husky’s Flow Simulation Center (FSC) offers a complete solutions approach to improving part productivity. Flow simulation examines polymer flow behavior when injected into the cavity (fill, pack, cool analysis) and once ejected (warpage analysis).

Through its dedicated team of specialists located in Luxembourg, Europe and Vermont, U.S.A., the FSC is able to review, analyze, predict and support Husky’s customers in their daily injection molding challenges.

The Flow Simulation Center focuses on all key aspects of the injection molding process including:

Part design

• Determining the number of gates, gate location and size, weld line location, fiber orientation and pressure levels

• Avoiding short shots and hesitation effects

Injection molding

• Defining optimum injection time

• Determining the table of sequence for sequential gating

Mold design

• Optimizing cooling efficiency

• Determining air trap location

FSC services can help customers in markets such as telecom, packaging, automotive, medical, closures, housewares and cosmetics.

“The injection molding industry has become very

competitive. We need to get it right the first time. Husky’s Flow Simulation Center allows us to predict performance up-front and enhance our part and mold designs. Their detailed filling analysis addresses issues such as filling imbalance and hesitation effects. Husky also helps us optimize wall thickness, gate size and location and pressure levels. With Husky, we improve our productivity, save money and get our parts to market faster.”

Mr. Luca Mencarelii SCS srl, Plastic Molds Services Group, Italy

Traditional Part Development Process

Advanced Part Development Process

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Europe

Zone Industrielle Riedgen Technical Center, B.P. 93 L-3401 Dudelange Luxembourg Tel. (352) 52 11 51 Fax (352) 52 11 5 4458

Americas

288 North Road Milton, Vermont USA 05468 Toll Free (800) 516 9590 Tel. (802) 859 8000 Fax (802) 859 8322