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PTXPO 2026 Moldflow Exhibitors Booth #335
March 17–19 Rosemont, Illinois If you’ve ever stared at a short shot, sink, warp, burn, or a stubborn weld line and thought, “We’re so close—why is this still happening?” — you’re speaking our language. We work every day at the intersection of design, tooling, and processing—using simulation to turn uncertainty into informed decisions before steel is cut and before press time gets expensive. PTXPO is your one-stop shop for everything in the molding and moldmaking industries.
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Plastics Technology: Taking Aim at Warpage With Windage
As a last-gasp attempt to salvage a design prone to warpage, CAE Services has developed a hybrid simulation/real-world methodology to ensure better outcomes for when windage is required. In marksmanship, the dictionary definition of Kentucky windage is “a rough but educated guess to account for factors like wind drift or a consistently misaligned sight.” In injection molding and moldmaking, it refers to an educated guess on warpage in a part and cutting the tool steel in the
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The Hidden Flow Problem Lurking in Your Mold Cooling Circuit
When molders troubleshoot cooling issues, they tend to focus on channel layout, Reynolds numbers, turbulence targets, or temperature deltas. But there’s a missing piece that quietly undermines many well-designed systems: the effect of the water manifold. In fact, most Moldflow simulations don’t model the manifold at all—and in many cases, that’s perfectly acceptable. But it does require an experienced engineer to interpret the results, or you risk making decisions based on a
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Appearance Issues in Moldflow: Sink, Weldlines, Blush & more!
Plastic injection molding has revolutionized manufacturing, but appearance issues continue to be one of the biggest headaches for engineers, second only to warpage. These blemishes don’t just affect aesthetics—they can impact part strength, customer trust, and production timelines. In a recent session of Ask the Moldflow Experts, Tim Lankisch, Vice President of Research & Development at CAE Services, shared his deep expertise on how simulation tools like Moldflow can help pre
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