by Arnaud Divialle
Maya HTT Introduces SimForm for Compression Molding
SimForm, the premier cloud-based simulation software for mold design, is thrilled to announce a major enhancement to its platform. Initially developed to streamline and accelerate the design of plastic injection molds, SimForm now extends its capabilities to include compression molding tool design. This expansion based on deep insights from customers significantly increases its value to manufacturers and designers globally.
Leading the Way in Mold Design Innovation
SimForm has revolutionized injection molding by enabling users to predict temperatures, enhance the quality of molded parts and optimize cooling lines placement. With the new compression molding tool design feature, SimForm continues to set the standard in mold design innovation. Users can now utilize the same intuitive, fast, cloud-based platform to design tools for compression molding, a process essential for producing high-strength, high-performance parts. In this context, SimForm is particularly relevant for very large parts where other mold flow simulation tools struggle.
Key Features for Compression Molding
When applied to Compression Molding, SimForm still displays the same features which are considered critical by its customers.
- Temperature Prediction: Predict temperature evolution within the part and tool over time to identify and avoid potential issues early in the design process. This reduces the tool development cost, lead-time and need for rework.
- User-Friendly Interface: The same easy-to-use interface that has made SimForm popular among injection mold designers is now available for compression molding tool design. It means that the benefits of simulation are now available to tool designers, part designers, tooling engineers and project managers, even if they have not expertise in simulation. SimForm still requires less than 1 day of training to get up and running.
- Very fast simulations providing insights during the design phase to avoid bad surprises during mold trials.
- Optimization Tools: Optimize the placement of heating elements and cooling channels for uniform temperature distribution and reduced cycle times. This leads to more energy efficient tools with shorter cycle times reducing part manufacturing cost.
A Message from Our Vice-President
“We are excited to expand SimForm’s capabilities to include compression molding tool design,” said Jacob Harris, Vice-President of Software Products at Maya HTT, the company behind SimForm. “This addition responds directly to specific user feedback requesting a comprehensive tool for both injection and compression molding. We believe this will greatly enhance our users’ productivity and efficiency, enabling them to bring high-quality products to market faster than ever before.”
For more information, visit SimForm.