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About Rheomold
Rheomold founded in Year 2010 is a leading Engineering Service Provider in Computer Aided Design-CAD, Computer Aided Engineering-CAE (Structural, NVH, Crash, CFD & Thermal Analysis) and Tool Design & Development (Plastics, Sheet Metal & Die Casting) , Manufacturing Simulation (Moldflow & Casting) all under one roof. Rheomold is committed to deliver solutions with excellent Quality and at an earlier-time frame.
Rheomold vision is to emerge as the preferred TIER-1 company supplying innovative solutions and products to OEMs and to become a leader in engineering services. Rheomold caters to wide sectors of industries like Automotive, Consumer Durables, Medical Devices, and Power & Energy.
Challenges:
The process of designing Mold Tool is crucial in ensuring that the resulting parts meet the required specifications. Additionally, time is a significant factor to consider since the Design-to-Manufacturing cycle time is decreasing, and the production of parts is becoming more complex.
As a result, the overall Mold Tool Design process has become more complicated, and meeting all design parameters while completing projects within the allocated time presents a significant challenge.
Designing a mold requires careful consideration of numerous factors, including determining the primary direction of molding, parting surfaces, and developing the core, cavity, designing the cooling system, selecting appropriate materials, and many more.
Creating the mold cavity is a critical step that involves creating an exact reverse replica (impression) of the part while ensuring a proper definition of the parting surface. To create accurate parting surfaces, a solution with advanced surface design capabilities and the ability to separate the core and cavity is essential. Customers require high accuracy in these features to achieve optimal mold cavity design and at the same time, it should suit for manufacturability
The design of mold tooling involves incorporating many accessories, such as injection (HRS)guide pillars, bushes, springs, lifters, and mold bases. To streamline this process, the customer required a solution that provides access to standard libraries of these components, as well as the ability to create user-defined libraries for customized parts. This enables users to save frequently used components (Standardization) and quickly access them for future use, thereby increasing efficiency and productivity.
In addition to the component libraries, customers also require access to libraries of pre-designed molds (Reference Designs) that can be imported directly into their designs. This not only accelerates the design process but also reduces the time required for manufacturing. With access to standard molds available in the market, customers can quickly incorporate them into their designs, saving time and effort in the mold tooling design process.
Solution:
Rheomold has chosen to use the ‘Dassault Systems’ CATIA PLM Express solution for their mechanical design and mold tool engineering needs. The Mold Tool Engineering (MTE) module within the CATIA PLM Express family provides all the capabilities required by the customer.
Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd has provided Rheomold with the Dassault Systems’ CATIA PLM Express solution to help them achieve their goals in mold tool design. The advanced capabilities of the software, coupled with the availability of mold and molding accessories libraries, have helped customers accelerate their design process and achieve the desired specifications within the allocated time.
Benefits:
The CATIA V5 Mold Tool Engineering (MTE) module provides advanced capabilities for mold tool design. The module includes the Mold Tool Design (MTD) module, the Core and Cavity Separator (CCV) module, and surface healing capabilities. With its advanced surface design capabilities, customers can work on even the most complex shapes with high accuracy. The surface healing module helps customers to detect defects in the surfaces, such as gaps and provides an automated solution to fill these gaps with the material within a specified gap distance. These features make the CATIA V5 MTE module a powerful tool for achieving high-quality mold tool designs.
The mold tool design module has advanced capabilities to automatically detect and understand the locations of inserted pins, bolts, and other components. This enables the software to remove the material from the appropriate areas, freeing up time for customers to focus on other critical aspects of the design process. By automating this process, customers can streamline their workflow and increase efficiency in their mold tool design procedures.
Also, Standard part libraries, Mold Libraries, and user-defined libraries helped customers accelerate the design process and achieve the desired specified accuracy of the product.
Publication Date : March, 2023
About Altem Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Altem Technologies is a well-established 3D digital experience company that has been actively contributing to the industry for nearly 15 years. Initially rooted in PLM software and 3D Printing (representing Dassault Systemes India Pvt Ltd and Stratasys India respectively), Altem has successfully transformed into a prominent provider of comprehensive 3D digital solutions. Altem’s 3D Innovation platform offers an extensive array of products catering to various applications, including design, reverse engineering process, asset digitization, prototype manufacturing, life science, healthcare, culture and heritage, and consultancy services, among others. Altem with a diverse clientele spanning automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, research academia, and more, Altem adeptly addresses the unique requirements of each industry through a combination of expertise and innovation. Our team comprises skilled professionals, including Scientists, Application Engineers, Designers, domain experts, and software specialists, all working collectively to deliver exceptional solutions to our valued customers.
Altem Technologies Pvt Ltd, besides being a major provider of 3D Scanning services in India, is also a leading provider of 3D Printing Services in India with 3D Printing technologies like FDM, Polyjet, DLP, Metal, etc. Altem offers a complete solution around 3D Digitization and Innovation and has emerged as a one-stop-shop for all 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, CAE, PLM, and Life Science needs, offering a wide spectrum of products for engineering and life sciences companies in India.
