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Engineering ExpertiseCase Study
Through use of sophisticated simulation software, INCOE was able to optimize the melt delivery layout before any steel was cut.
A Tier 1 supplier of highly engineered molded parts for the automotive industry, and their mold maker, sought INCOE’s melt delivery expertise for a large two-component interior application. Working closely with the Tier 1 supplier and mold maker, INCOE was tasked with determining the optimal hot runner layout based on the constraints of the project.
Included in INCOE’s optimization was mold filling analysis and optimal gating locations, sequential filling simulation for balanced fill, injection pressure analysis, weld line placement, and thermal analysis of the hot runner manifolds. Through use of these sophisticated simulation software packages, INCOE was able to optimize the melt delivery layout before any steel was cut.
In producing these multiple analyses, INCOE worked closely with the Tier 1 supplier and mold maker for over four months and endured five part design revisions from the OEM.
Close cooperation ensured that project participants were up to date and on the same revision level at all points.
Despite the complexity of the project and the part application, INCOE was able to ensure that the project stayed focused with the help of engineering expertise and software simulations. The result was a well running hot runner system at the first sampling.
MOLD FLOW ANALYSIS
Component 2Component 1
THERMAL FEA ANALYSISPP hard shot TPE soft shot
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Close Cooperation between Tier 1, Mold Maker, and INCOE is Key to Engineering a Successful Result
Working closely with the Tier 1 supplier and mold maker, INCOE ensured this large two-component project stayed focused with the help of engineering expertise and software simulations.
Revisions
J Updated flow diameters
I New part data
H New part data
G New part data
F New part
E New gate
D Move gate locations
C Updated new part and gate locations
B Move gate locations
A Flow analysis - Results with TPV