Beaumont Moldflow Webinar Series: Hot Gate Insulation

Thursday, March 20th – Jerry Rooney
Hot Gate Insulation – Is the Default Assumption Safe?

Beaumont is holding this FREE webinar series showcasing tips, tricks, and some of the latest features Moldflow has to offer. Come listen in, ask questions and share with your co-workers!  There are three remaining webinars each covering different Moldflow topics all starting at noon EST.

Hot Gate Insulation – Is the Default Assumption Safe?
By default, Moldflow assumes good insulation between Hot Gate elements and Part elements. Consequently, the mold temperature near the gate is quite uniform, and shows little evidence of the heat load from the nearby hot gate. The goal was to determine if manipulating the insulation properties of the hot gate produces notably different results in terms of packing and warpage. The results show increases in local shrinkage near the gates and slight changes to warpage magnitudes. Warpage trends remained the same in all scenarios. Additional simulations should be performed to determine the trends on a variety of materials and part designs. Lastly, future work should involve taking actual temperature measurements from a production tool and comparing to simulation outputs.