Creativity with NX Mold Wizard Jim Davis SIEMENS PLM Software Technical Sales Solution Consultant james.c.davis@siemens.com
Knowledge Based Solutions Strength Wizard Mold Wizard Progressive Die Wizard Body Design Wizard Optimization Wizard Die Engineering / Die Design Weld Assistant Door & Packaging Wizard Page 2
Let s Focus On Strength Wizard Mold Wizard Progressive Die Wizard Body Design Wizard Optimization Wizard Die Engineering / Die Design Weld Assistant Door & Packaging Wizard Page 3
Tooling Industry Challenges Seize new business opportunities and compete against newcomers to your industry that are putting pressure on prices Cost Manage and reduce costs Control overall design and manufacturing process Eliminate errors (human and design) Work with multiple data formats Time Reduce cycle times Reduce design lead time Increase production volume Reuse knowledge and data Reduce and manage design change effort / time Reduce manufacturing / machining time Product Quality Design Maintain tool design quality Maintain product quality Achieve first time quality on increasingly complex parts Achieve customer requirements Sources of market challenges: AMBA white paper, Know the True Cost of Molds US vs. Offshore AMBA white paper, What can US Mold Builders Do To Compete? Market engagements Page 4 Parting & Lay-out Integrated & Managed Tooling Design Process Electrode Design Machining Change management
Mold Wizard Workflow Page 5 Initialize a Project Family Mold Coordinate System Scale Work Piece Layout Mold Tools Parting Base Standard Components Pin Processing Slides / Lifters Inserts Gating Runners Cooling Electrode Trim Pocket Design Bill of Material Drafting Hole Table Casting Process Assistant Assembly View Manager Delete Files Concept Design Tool
Mold Tools Create Box Split Solid Solid Patch Surface Patch Edge Patch Trim Region Patch Auto Patch Existing Surface Delete Patch Enlarge Surface Split Face Parting Check WAVE Control Manufacturing Geometry Assembly Interference Checking Stock Size Merge Design Inserts Trim Solid Replace Solid Extend Solid Reference Blend Projection Area Wire EDM Start Hole Page 6
Mold Wizard Page 7
Roles Page 8
Extruded Blow Molding Page 9
Bottle Style Blow Molding Page 10
Rubber Mold Page 11
Rubber Mold Page 12
Custom Insert Mold Page 13
Permanent Die Cast Mold Page 14
Casting Pattern Page 15
Lost Foam Page 16
Forgings Page 17
Thermal Vacuum Form Tooling Page 18
Compare / Swap / Re-Parent Page 19
Benefits of Mold Wizard Processes and Workflows Automated Repeatable Configurable Can be multi-disciplined Tool designer NC Programmer Manufacturing Engineer Easy to use Increase Productivity Part designer When coupled with NX CAD and NX CAM, Mold Wizard offers a truly complete end-to-end, unified solution. Supply Chain Page 20
http://www.sme.org/plasticstooling Be sure to visit the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Plastics Tooling & Mold Design Tech Group website! We re always welcoming more SME Plastics Tooling & Mold Design Tech members! Look for Today s Presentation to be Posted Under the Recent Presentations Site Within One week. Page 21
Plastics Tooling & Mold Design Tech Group http://www.sme.org/cgi-bin/communities.pl?/communities/techgroups/design_doc/advisors.htm&&&sme& Page 22
http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/ Be sure to visit the website for all of your Product Lifecycle Management needs Page 23
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