DSI Moldflow Training: Optimize Your Plastic Injection Molding Processes
At DSI, we understand the critical role of accurate simulation in the success of plastic injection molding. That's why we offer specialized training programs for Moldflow, the industry-leading software for simulating and optimizing the plastic injection molding process. Our expert-led courses are designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to predict, prevent, and resolve manufacturing defects, ultimately improving part quality and reducing development costs.
Moldflow allows engineers and designers to analyze and optimize part and mold designs before manufacturing, minimizing costly rework and accelerating time to market. Our training will empower you to make informed decisions throughout the injection molding lifecycle.
Our Moldflow Training Offering
DSI provides flexible training options to suit your learning preferences and operational needs:
Moldflow Onsite Training
Bring our expert Moldflow instructors directly to your facility for a customized and intensive learning experience. Onsite training offers significant advantages:
- Tailored Curriculum: The training can be specifically adapted to address your company's unique part designs, materials, molding processes, and specific challenges.
- Hands-on Application: Your team can work directly on your own Moldflow projects and designs, applying concepts in a relevant context.
- Team Collaboration: Ideal for training multiple engineers and designers simultaneously, ensuring a consistent understanding and approach to Moldflow analysis across your team.
- Confidentiality: Discuss your proprietary designs and molding issues in a secure and private environment.
What You'll Learn in Moldflow Training
Our Moldflow training covers a comprehensive range of topics, from fundamental principles to advanced simulation techniques, to ensure you gain a deep understanding of the software's capabilities and its application in real-world scenarios. Depending on the specific course level, you can expect to learn about:
- Moldflow Interface and Workflow: Navigate the software efficiently and understand the typical analysis process.
- Material Characterization: Understand how material properties influence simulation results and how to select appropriate materials.
- Part and Runner System Design: Learn to prepare CAD models for analysis and optimize gating and runner systems.
- Cooling System Design and Optimization: Analyze and improve mold cooling efficiency to reduce cycle times and prevent warpage.
- Filling Analysis: Predict melt front progression, pressure requirements, and potential issues like short shots or air traps.
- Packing Analysis: Understand how packing pressure affects part density, shrinkage, and warpage.
- Warpage Analysis: Accurately predict part distortion and develop strategies to minimize it.
- Fiber Orientation Analysis: For fiber-filled materials, understand how fiber orientation impacts mechanical properties and warpage.
- Troubleshooting Common Molding Defects: Use Moldflow to diagnose and resolve issues such as weld lines, sink marks, and voids.
- Result Interpretation and Reporting: Effectively interpret simulation results and generate clear, actionable reports.
- Design of Experiments (DOE) and Optimization: Utilize Moldflow's tools to systematically explore design variations and optimize process parameters.
Who Can Benefit from Moldflow Training?
Our Moldflow training is highly beneficial for a variety of professionals involved in plastic product development and manufacturing:
- Product Designers: Learn to design parts that are inherently moldable, reducing costly design iterations.
- Mold Designers: Optimize mold designs for efficient filling, cooling, and reduced defects.
- Process Engineers: Understand how process parameters impact part quality and how to fine-tune them.
- Quality Control Professionals: Gain insights into potential defect causes and prevention strategies.
- Manufacturing Engineers: Improve overall production efficiency and reduce scrap rates.
- Anyone new to Moldflow: Build a strong foundation in plastic injection molding simulation.
Specific offerings include
| Moldflow Fundamentals | Students become more efficient at running analyses and interpreting results. |
| Advanced Flow | Includes database management, family tools, multiple gates, packing optimization, part insert over-molding, two-shot molding, core shift, design of experiments (DOE), and more. |
| Advanced Cool & Warp | Includes fiber flow analysis, cooling overview, cooling results interpretation, cooling modeling requirements, cooling components, cooling analysis strategies, cooling optimization, warpage overview, warp analysis process, determining the cause of warpage, and more. |
| Reactive-Compression Thermoset | For experienced MoldFlow analysts to understand Reactive-Compression Thermoset analysis. |
| Gas Assist | Understand setting up a gas-assisted injection molding analysis, gas entrances, volume, pressure, and injection controls. |
| Microcellular Injection | Understand the Microcellular injection and foaming processes. |
Get Started with DSI Moldflow Training
Invest in the expertise of your team and leverage the full power of Moldflow to streamline your plastic injection molding processes. Contact DSI today to discuss your training needs and discover how our Moldflow training can help you achieve superior part quality, reduce costs, and accelerate your product development cycles.