Moldex3D/eDesign-MCM 

Multi-component molding is one of the greatest methods to diversify the development of the plastic molded product fabrication. Moldex3D-MCM simulates the multiple components molding process, including insert molding, overmolding and multi-shot sequential molding. Based on true 3D technology, explicit analysis capabilities of Moldex3D-MCM give you a powerful tool to accurately analyze the interaction behavior of different components and further optimize product design. Moreover, this module helps you to predict the warpage due to property mismatch of different materials, prolonged cooling time and unsymmetrical shrinkage in two-color or overmolding processes...etc. 


Based on true 3D technology, explicit analysis capabilities of Moldex3D/eDesign-MCM give you a powerful tool to accurately analyze the interaction behavior of different components and further optimize product design. Users can freely model any kind of metal or plastic inserts for full Flow, Pack, Cool and Warp analyses. Moldex3D/eDesign-MCM helps you to predict the warpage due to CTE (coefficient of thermal expansion) mismatch of different materials, prolonged cooling time and unsymmetric shrinkage in two-color or overmolding processes...etc. 


Capabilities
Moldex3D/eDesign-MCM allows you to 

Simulate insert molding and overmolding processes 
Simulate multi-shot sequential molding process 
Evaluate solid melt flow around plastic or metal inserts 
Evaluate flow pressure around plastic or metal inserts 
Evaluate the effect of insert material in mold cooling performance 
Evaluate the effect of insert temperature distribution in the molding process 【New in R9.1】 
Evaluate the interaction effect of part inserts and parts in warpage 
Evaluate the mechanical property (fiber orientation) effect of part inserts and parts in warpage analysis 【New in R9.1】 
Detect thermal degradation problem of plastic components due to reheating by hot melt flow 
Predict temperature variation within the inserts during the molding process 
Employ parallel computing technology to enhance computation speed and extend analysis capability 
Features 

Insert molding analysis 
- Support part inserts and mold inserts. 
- Evaluate eDesign melt flow around inserts. 
- Evaluate flow pressure around inserts. 
- Predict thermal degradation problem of plastic inserts due to reheating by hot melt flow. 
- Evaluate the influence of inserts in mold cooling stage. 
- Predict temperature variation within the inserts during the molding process. 
- Evaluate the interaction effect of part inserts and parts in warpage. 
- Evaluate final part shape of insert molded part. 

Overmolding and Multi-shot sequential molding analysis 
- Support 2-shot sequential molding analysis. 
- Evaluate solid melt flow around previous shots. 
- Evaluate flow pressure around inserts. 
- Predict thermal degradation problem of previous shots due to reheating by hot melt flow. 
- Evaluate the influence of previous shots in mold cooling stage. 
- Predict temperature variation within the previous shots during the current shot. 
- Evaluate final part shape of multi-shot molded part. 

Support parallel computing capability