Autodesk® Moldflow® Insight

software, part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, provides a complete set of advanced plastics engineering simulation tools for use on digital prototypes. Providing in-depth analysis and optimization of plastic parts and their associated molds, Moldflow Insight offers powerful functionality that can simulate the most advanced molding processes in use today.   Currently employed by top manufacturers in the automotive, medical, consumer electronics, and packaging industries, Moldflow Insight reduces the need for physical prototypes and helps companies get innovative products to market faster.

Plastics Engineering Simulation
Autodesk Moldflow Insight allows you to simulate the filling and packing phases of the injection molding process to predict the flow behavior of plastic melts and help achieve high quality manufacturing.  Engineers can optimize gate locations, balance runner systems, evaluate processing conditions and predict and correct molded part defects.  Mold makers can analyze the effects of non-uniform mold temperatures, determine optimized valve-gate timing sequences, and compare flow through hot versus cold runner systems. Optional modules extend simulation capabilities beyond traditional thermoplastics injection molding to more leading edge molding processes including gas-assist, co-injection and injection compression.

Optimize Early
Moldflow Insight allows you to experiment with “what if” scenarios using different materials, part geometries, mold designs, and processing conditions before committing to a final design.  This ability to evaluate different scenarios throughout the entire product development process results in higher-quality products. Autodesk Moldflow Insight helps manufacturers “get it right the first time”, so they can avoid the cost and time delays that frequently occur during the manufacturing phase.

Features & Specifications

Meshing Technologies
Choose the optimal analysis mesh type, balancing analysis accuracy and solution time.

Plastics Flow Simulation
Simulate how molten plastic will flow through your mold. You’ll not only optimize part and mold design—you’ll eliminate potential manufacturing problems and improve the molding process.

Feed System Design
Model and optimize all types of hot and cold runner systems and gating configurations.

Mold Cooling Simulation
Improve cooling system efficiency and molded part surface appearance, minimize part warpage, and reduce overall cycle times.

Structural Integrity Simulation
Evaluate part and tool design to control shrinkage and warpage—and test the molded product’s structural integrity.

Specialized Molding Processes
With Autodesk Moldflow Insight, you can address virtually all plastics molding processes and state-of-the-art process applications.

Thermoset Flow Simulation
Simulate processes such as thermoset injection molding, RIM/ SRIM, resin transfer molding for fiber-reinforced plastics, and rubber compound injection molding.

Results Documentation, Customization and Learning Resources
Use automatic documentation tools to prepare analysis results and share them with team members.

CAD Connectivity Products
Complementary products for Autodesk Moldflow Insight offer native CAD model translation and analysis model optimization.