Press Opening Under Specified Speed Profile

This page is used to specify the process settings for press opening under specified speed profile. This is available for 3D injection-compression molding.

To access this dialog, click process settings icon (Home tab > Molding Process Setup panel > Process Settings), then click Next until the Compression Settings page appears. In this page, click the option Include press opening under specified speed profile, then click Edit values button.

The following data can be entered here.

Dialog element	Comment
Press opening under specified speed profile starts	Specify when press opening under specified speed profile should begin. Options are: By time Specify a time when press opening starts. By % volume filled Specify the percentage of cavity volume to be filled before press opening starts. By ram position Specify the ram position where press opening starts.
Press opening speed vs distance (opening is along z-axis)	The opening press moves at a speed calculated from the distance vs speed profile. For each increment, enter the distance of press movement and speed.

Dialog element

Comment

Press opening under specified speed profile starts

Specify when press opening under specified speed profile should begin. Options are:

By time: Specify a time when press opening starts.
By % volume filled: Specify the percentage of cavity volume to be filled before press opening starts.
By ram position: Specify the ram position where press opening starts.

Press opening speed vs distance (opening is along z-axis)

The opening press moves at a speed calculated from the distance vs speed profile. For each increment, enter the distance of press movement and speed.