Real-Time Plastic Injection Molding Simulation

Companies involved in designing and manufacturing plastic parts face increasing pressure to get innovative products to market faster. Best-in-class manufacturers have responded by integrating simulation into the product development process, making it possible for simulation to help drive design. Making simulation an integral part of the design process allows manufacturers to find problems with plastic part and injection mold designs earlier, minimize the number of physical prototypes required to optimize designs, and thereby speed the product development process.

Despite these advantages, simply integrating simulation into the process isn’t enough to keep companies competitive. In addition, they must fully adopt simulation-driven design by taking advantage of drastic improvements in simulation technology.

Autodesk is revolutionizing simulation-driven design and changing perceptions of what can be achieved during product development. In fact, Autodesk’s newest technology accomplishes something once seen as impossible: real-time simulation. This paper discusses some historic simulation challenges and shows how Autodesk has overcome them with real-time simulation technology.