Glossary

A SimForm simplified mold model generated automatically around the plastic parts in to identify hot areas during the initial design phase.

A 3D digital representation of the plastic part and optionally of the molds. SimForm uses the CAD model for simulations.

A type of SimForm account that allows you to add users, manage credits, and monitor usage statistics.

A plastic manufacturing process where preheated plastic is placed into a heated mold cavity, compressed to conform to the mold shape, and cured under heat and pressure.

A cooling method where cooling channels follow the shape of the plastic part to provide more uniform and efficient cooling.

A standard cooling method using straight-line cooling channels to remove heat from the mold.

The duration required for the plastic part to cool and solidify within the mold.

A SimForm project type used to run thermal analyses on cooling designs.

A SimForm project type that allows you to estimate achievable cooling times and predict critical areas requiring additional cooling before the mold design stage.

The time required for most of the plastic part to reach a safe ejection temperature, ensuring that the part has solidified enough to maintain its shape during ejection.

A plastic manufacturing process where molten plastic is injected into a mold cavity, cooled, and solidified to form a specific shape.

A unit of analysis within a SimForm project that evaluates specific mold or plastic part design.

The time required for a specific area of the plastic part to reach a safe ejection temperature.

A SimForm category used to organize and define the properties of mold components for thermal analysis.

A collection of SimForm jobs used to organize, manage, and compare different mold cooling designs.

The temperature at which the plastic part can be safely ejected from the mold.

An upgraded SimForm account that allows you to create more projects, manage credits, and add users.

A computational tool that SimForm uses in the backend to perform thermal simulations and analyze heat transfer. It calculates heat flow and temperature distribution for various materials and can handle complex geometries and boundary conditions.

A type of simulation that tracks temperature changes over time.

A SimForm account type that provides free credits for limited project creation and exploration of SimForm capabilities.

A mesh generated using volumetric pixels to capture physical phenomena accurately by dividing a 3D space into small, discrete volumetric elements called voxels. In SimForm backend, the thermal solver runs the thermal simulations over the voxel-based mesh of the 3D representation of plastic mold design.