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Using SOLIDWORKS in Mold, Tool and Plastics Industry

A demanding economy is forcing mold makers to be even more creative while facing stiff global competition. Today’s customers insist on precision and durability, while also demanding shorter lead times and lower prices. SOLIDWORKS product development solutions provide a full range of integrated modeling, simulation, and communication tools that mold, tool, and plastic manufacturers need to design better products faster—and at lower cost. For companies that design plastic parts, injection molds, SOLIDWORKS Plastics Simulation software helps users predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of part and mold design, eliminating costly mold rework, improving part quality, and decreasing time to market.

SOLIDWORKS is being used throughout the Mold and Tool industry. Read the testimonials and case studies to see how SOLIDWORKS benefits each of these customers.

Modulpac AB

Modulpac AB needed to develop new and increasingly sophisticated injection molds and optimize material usage. SOLIDWORKS Plastics has enabled Modulpac to shorten time to market for new products by 10-15 percent while improving the overall quality of its production.

3DMetPrint / PlastSystem AB

3DMetPrint uses ProX 300 3D printer to deliver injection moulds to PlastSystem AB with remarkable surface smoothness and accurate geometry. The challenge PlastSystem AB deals with demanding customers from the medical, furniture, and lighting industries who routinely expect short turnaround times. Not just that, their product runs are also quite small. In this particular instance,

PolymerDon

The challenge PolymerDon had a challenge with developing new injection molding tools faster with less possibility for design errors. Also streamlining and automating the daily design workflow and communicating more effectively with customers. The solution The Swedish plastics company PolymerDon AB has achieved significant benefits using SolidWorks combined with a number of specialized software modules

Motoplast Oy

The challenge Motoplast Oy is a part of the Finnish industrial group Motoral. Motoplast has 30 years of experience in the Rotational Molding of plastic products for the Nordic industry. When Motoplast Oy receives 3D models of products from customers, they are often not designed by specialists in rotational molding. Those products do not fit