Making quality parts from a mold can often be a difficult and frustrating process. That is why MacFam is committed to employing dedicated, experienced designers and mold-makers utilizing the latest in technology to guarantee that your molds are on time, on budget and to specification. From inception to 1st article approval and on to production, MacFam's engineering professionals are focused on each detail of your project.
- Class A mold-makers
- Full CNC and Master-CAM capabilities.
- 3-D modeling and tool design.
- Mold flow analysis.
DESIGN CAPABILITIES
We provide complete project management, mold and part design, refinement and technical analysis utilizing current releases of SolidWorks.
Mold Design
Our goal in constructing your mold is to produce quality parts. Using the five P's, "Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance", we guarantee that your mold will be designed to achieve that goal.
Benefits of a well designed mold are:
- Simplification of the molding process
- Quality parts
- Reduced cycle times
- Minimizes runner size and weight
- Maintenance reduced
- Increased life cycle
Mold Flow Analysis
During construction, making changes or modifications early in the design process, rather than, after cutting the steel, is highly recommended. In fact, certain changes are very costly after the mold-maker has begun his work. For this reason, MacFam has purchased advanced computer software that can simulate potential defects or flaws in the mold design prior to design approval. For example, the software analysis results can help us determine:
- Gate location, type and size
- Approximate cycle time
- Fill time of the part
- Proper cooling of the mold
- Potential part defects (flash, shorts, warp, sink etc.)
- Alternate design possibilities
Please refer to the illustration below. To play the video, click anywhere on the illustration (a video player software, such as Window Media Player, is required). The illustration shows computer simulation results produced by our mold flow analysis. In this case, the different colors represent various heat gradients as the mold is filled (hot = red, blue = cold). The fill time is calculated by the computer (upper right corner). If there were any defects or potential flaws present, they would show as well.
