SOLIDWORKS Plastics - Predict and avoid manufacturing defects in plastic part and injection mould designs.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics
SOLIDWORKS Plastics delivers easy-to-use simulation for analysing plastic parts and injection moulds. It simulates how melted plastic flows during the injection moulding process to predict manufacturing-related defects so you can quickly evaluate part manufacturability while you design.
Why choose SOLIDWORKS Plastics?
SOLIDWORKS Plastics offers Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation tools that predict how melted plastic flows during the injection moulding process—the manufacturing method used to produce more than 80% of all plastics products. The ability to predict how the plastic will flow allows the prediction of manufacturing-related defects. By being able to predict these defects, users can change mould geometry, processing conditions or the plastic material used to minimise potential defects, thus saving energy, natural resources, time and money.
Which SOLIDWORKS Plastics is right for you?
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard
Ensure parts are manufactureable during the design process. Easy to learn and use, SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard is fully embedded within SOLIDWORKS CAD so you can analyse and modify part designs at the same time you optimise for form, fit, and function.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional
Builds upon SOLIDWORKS Plastics Standard to analyse mould designs. With easy-to-use tools you can quickly analyse single-and multi-cavity, and family mould layouts including sprues, runners, and gates, to estimate cycle time, and to optimise feed system design.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics Premium
Includes SOLIDWORKS Plastics Professional with advanced simulation functionality to analyse mould cooling line layouts, and part warpage. Optimising cooling line minimises cycle times and decreases manufacturing costs.