Process settings

The Process Settings feature is used to enter the processing conditions you wish to simulate.

The choice of process settings is dependent upon part geometry (size and thickness) as well as material choice. Family molds have different parts in the same mold. Sometimes it is necessary to compromise the process settings for the complete mold design when compared to the optimal process settings for individual parts.

The processing conditions consist of the following items:

Material Properties

Includes the mold temperature and polymer melt temperature.

Maximum injection pressure limit

Includes the maximum machine injection pressure and the velocity/pressure switch-over point.

Machine injection time

Specified in seconds.

Machine clamp open time

Specified in seconds.

Processing conditions can be entered manually, or you can obtain suggested conditions by running a Molding Window Analysis.