Smart Molding International 1-2021

materials 45 www.smart-molding.com A ltair, a global technology com - pany providing solutions in data analytics, simulation, and high-performance computing (HPC), has launched Altair Inspire Mold, a revolutionary, end-to-end solution for simulating injection molding. For the first time, Inspire Mold brings Altair’s core philosophies of simulation-driven design and democratization of simula - tion to this $250 billion manufacturing sector. Injectionmolded plastic compo - nents play a critical role in a vast array of applications from toys and consum - er electronics to high-performance, load-bearing components in sectors like aerospace and automotive. Inspire Mold offers engineers fast, highly capable tools with unrivalled solver performance and unprece - dented opportunities to make better design decisions earlier, reduce costs, speed time-to-market, and optimize the quality and manufacturability of finished parts. “Inspire Mold embodies everything we believe simulation should be. It puts designers and engineers firmly in control of faster, more intelligent, and intuitive evaluation of injection molded plastic parts,” said James Dagg, chief technical officer, Altair. “InspireMold reduces the costs and delays traditionally found in the slowand laborious processing of de - sign iterations, as well as the building and reworking of prototype molds.” Manufacturability of new compo - nents can now be evaluated at the outset of the development process, and the risk of defects such as warping, sink marks, and short shots are miti - gated before any costly investments are made in molds. Design iterations are completed faster, and fewer are needed before an optimal solution is identified. Scrap, tooling, and rework costs are slashed, and there are no requirements for specialized, GPU- computing hardware. Other key features of Inspire Mold include: • Optimized user experience – prod - uct designers and engineers can eas - ily conduct virtual testing, validation, correction, and optimization of mold - ing designs via an intuitive, five-step workflow. • Fast, next generation 3D technol- ogy – experimental approximations of traditional 2.5D solvers are eliminated. Support for advanced physics empow - ers advanced and novice users with deeper insights and understanding. • Access to materials data – data for 60 materials is embedded in Inspire Mold and the Altair Material Data Cen - ter (MDC) will soon be integrated, al - lowing MDC license holders direct, im - mediate access to reliable, high-quality material data. • Comprehensive end-to-end solu- tion – technology stretches from initial design through to material mapping of reinforced engineering polymers, ana - lyzing and optimizing the structural and fatigue performance of complex parts. Inspire Mold joins Altair’s existing Inspire manufacturing simulation of - ferings including casting, forming, mold-filling, extrusion, and additive manufacturing. Altair www.altair.com Next generation solution provides a modern, integrated approach to simulation-driven design for manufacturing (DFM) of injection molded components to reduce costs and delays. Inspire Mold’s easy-to-learn five-step workflow enables users to easily perform virtual testing, validation, correction, and optimization of molding designs Altair inspire mold revolutionizes injection molding