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Creating custom polymer material in SOLIDWORKS Plastics

Creating Custom Polymer material in SOLIDWORKS Plastics Material Database

SOLIDWORKS Plastics material database contains thousands of materials used in injection molding. This includes polymers, metals for the molds and inserts and coolant materials. Depending upon the simulation requirement users can assign polymer materials to Injection units, polymer or metal for Insert domains, metals for…

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How does SolidWorks Plastics Help You Learn More About Injection Molding?

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SOLIDWORKS Plastics has several different package levels with tools for designers, molding process optimization, and even mold designs with advanced cooling. Often much of the necessary knowledge to run/design molds are held by just a handful or maybe even one person at the company. Utilizing…

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SOLIDWORKS Plastics: Leveraging Smart Data for Optimal Plastic Part Design & Manufacturability [LIVE WEBINAR]

Are you a Plastic Part Designer, Process Engineer, and/or an Injection Mold Designer that needs real world answers to the following questions? Has my plastic part design been optimized to ensure optimal cycle time? How can I reduce tooling costs, lead time and eliminate tooling…

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How Accurate is SOLIDWORKS Plastics? [VIDEO]

SOLIDWORKS Plastics

I am often asked questions regarding the accuracy of SOLIDWORKS Plastics and if it lines up with real injection molding.  The simple answer is YES, it lines up very well.  Plastics is great at predicting and avoiding manufacturing defects in your injection molded parts. Don’t just…

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Which plastic is best for your products? Find out with SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS Plastics

Did you know that there are fewer than 100 commonly used plastic materials? But, part designers are forced to choose from thousands of commercial-grade plastics because they are so highly customizable due to the use of fillers, additives, reinforcements, blends, copolymers, etc. In fact, just…

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