Maya HTT’s SimForm and Ianus Simulation are pleased to announce a new technology partnership that combines two complementary simulation platforms into a connected workflow for injection molding analysis.
This collaboration integrates Ianus’ advanced filling, packing, and warpage simulation capabilities with SimForm’s accelerated cooling simulation, allowing engineers to analyze, optimize, and validate part and mold designs with greater accuracy and efficiency.
Why This Collaboration is Important for Tooling Engineers and Mold Makers
The SimForm–Ianus collaboration delivers complete digital simulation of the injection molding process, through a straight-forward and accessible cloud interface:
- Greater Simulation Coverage:
- Ianus’ fill/pack results provide insight to designers into the moldability of the plastic part, and direct tooling engineers to select gating strategies that minimize air trap and weld lines.
- SimForm’s generative design algorithms instruct mold makers where to optimally construct cooling channels, and build the case for conformal cooling.
- SimForm’s fast mold cooling simulations identify hot spots, predict cycle times, compare cooling strategies, and evaluate energy consumption.
- Ianus’ warpage solver identifies tolerance issues, directing design updates to both the part and the tool.
- Consistent Process Data: Using the same geometry, material properties, and boundary conditions across both tools ensures that each stage builds directly on the previous one, improving correlation with actual molding performance.
- Shorter Iteration Cycles: Engineers can identify and correct design or process issues earlier, reducing the number of tool modifications required after mold manufacture.
Who Can Benefit
- Current SimForm Users can now integrate Ianus for advanced fill, pack, and warpage analysis without maintaining separate data pipelines.
- Current Ianus Users can adopt SimForm to improve cooling and cycle time optimization, using real temperature fields instead of uniform assumptions.
- New Users can start with one solver and expand into the full integrated workflow as project requirements evolve.
Getting Started
The SimForm–Ianus simulation tool chain is now available through Maya HTT.
- SimForm Customers: Contact your Maya HTT representative to add Ianus capabilities to your workflow.
- Ianus Customers: Speak with us about incorporating SimForm into your process for improved cooling analysis.
- New Customers: Reach out to Maya HTT to discuss your projects and determine the right starting point.