MOLDLFOW PLASTICS LABS Moldflow Plastics Labs Material Testing

MOLDLFOW PLASTICS LABS Moldflow Plastics Labs Material Testing & Research

Moldflow Plastics Labs is the world leader in … § § § Material Material PLASTICS LABS testing for plastics CAE analysis databases for CAE software testing innovations datafitting services testing support

Moldflow Plastics Labs Material testing for plastics CAE processing § Two locations § Ithaca, NY, USA § Melbourne, VIC, Australia § Experts in test methods for CAE processing § Injection Molding Rheology [IMR] § Shrinkage testing § Mold verification testing PLASTICS LABS

Moldflow Group Tests: § MPI / MPA Filling and Packing § MPI Filling, Packing and Shrinkage § MPI Filling, Packing, Shrinkage and Mechanical Properties § MPI Reactive Molding § MPI Underfill Encapsulation Moldflow group tests include formatted and tested material data files for Moldflow software PLASTICS LABS

C-Mold Group Tests: § C-Mold Filling and Packing § C-Mold Filling, Packing and Shrinkage C-Mold group tests include formatted and complete material data files for either Moldflow and C-Mold software PLASTICS LABS

Moldflow Plastics Labs provides leading material testing technology. . . § Viscosity Measurements by: § Capillary Rheometry § Injection Molding Rheometry § Shrinkage Testing § Mold Verification PLASTICS LABS

Injection Molding Rheology State-of-the-art method developed to better represent in mold behavior § Plastication is provided by an injection molding machine § Injection molding processing history § Residence times are short § Fully automated test method PLASTICS LABS

Shrinkage Measurement q A state-of-the-art measurement system is used to establish the shrinkage measurements q The raw data gathered from the instrument is used to establish the CRIMS model PLASTICS LABS

Corrected Residual in-Mold Stress - CRIMS § PLASTICS LABS Trials are performed on a matrix of about 28 molding conditions in order to take into account the material’s shrinkage behavior as a result of: § Part thickness § Melt temperature § Mold Temperature § Injection time and profile § Packing time and profile § Cooling time

Corrected Residual in-Mold Stress - CRIMS § Mold trials and simulation on an automotive part show excellent shrinkage predictions with CRIMS data PLASTICS LABS

Web-based Datafitting Tool Moldflow provides a Web-based datafitting tool: This tool enables users: § Enter their raw data and material information § Fit raw data to Cross/WLF and Tait models used in MPI and MPA § Save data files in a format for direct use in MPI and MPA § Submit the data file over the Web to be added to future database releases PLASTICS LABS

Mechanical and CTE Properties q A separate humidity and temperature controlled room is used to test the following material properties: q q PLASTICS LABS Tensile Modulus as per ASTM D 638 Poisson’s Ratio as per ASTM E 132 Shear Modulus using the Rail Shear Test CTE properties are tested using hot and cold baths as per ASTM D 696

Partnership Moldflow works hand-in-hand with resin suppliers worldwide to provide process CAE users with current and high quality data for accurate simulations PLASTICS LABS

What’s ahead for MPL Providing users with the best data for CAE analysis will continue to drive our progress …. § MPL will make further database enhancements to improve data quality, user understanding, and simulation accuracy § MPL is committed to further research towards improvements in shrinkage, rheology, and other critical factors for simulation accuracy PLASTICS LABS

“Moldflow Plastics Labs continually improving the ways materials are tested” PLASTICS LABS

“Moldflow Plastics Labs continually improving the ways materials are tested” PLASTICS LABS

Moldflow Plastics Labs provides material testing that is … § Accurate and precise § Efficient § Competitively priced § Globally available § Confidential § totally integrated with CAE software PLASTICS LABS

Contact Information Two facilities working together towards one goal, providing you with the most accurate material data for use in CAE simulations Moldflow Plastics Labs - USA 2353 North Triphammer Road Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: +1 607 257 4280 Fax: +1 607 257 6355 Email: scott_grant@moldflow. com www. moldflow. com mpl@moldflow. com datafitting@moldflow. com PLASTICS LABS Moldflow Plastics Labs - Australia 259 -261 Colchester Road Kilsyth, Victoria 3137 Phone: +1 61 3 9720 2088 Fax: +1 61 3 9729 0433 Email: john_thomas@moldflow. com