{"id":2765,"date":"2019-12-17T16:03:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T21:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=2765"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:20:11","slug":"a-win-for-the-mold-tool-die-industry-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/a-win-for-the-mold-tool-die-industry-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Win for the Mold Tool & Die Industry | Success Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This story comes to us from our partners at Longterm Technology Services<\/a>, which is a technology-based company in London, involving a three-way partnership between St. Clair College<\/a>, Longterm Technology Services Inc. and the Mold Making Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The project involved computer-aided design (CAD) models, which\nare used in the mold industry in order to design and visualize parts prior to\nmanufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAD software is a powerful tool that can mitigate start-up\nrisks by troubleshooting potential flaws before building the physical part. But\nbecause molds are complex with many moving parts, the mold industry is often\nfaced with challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Longterm Technology Services Inc. has addressed these challenges\nby developing motion simulation software, called DYNMIK, which allows the user\nto simulate the motions of the moving parts. The solution works within the\nSiemens NX environment. This allows the designer to detect conditions in which\nparts may collide or what are known as crash conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, adoption of any new software can be a challenge, and\nLongterm, understanding this, enlisted the help of the St. Clair College\nResearch and Development (R & D) department, along with a couple of mold\ncompanies, which showed interest in this software. The companies provided the college\nwith several CAD files to test and after Longterm provided the training to the\nSt. Clair College research team, consisting of faculty and students, they were\nready to deploy the files into DYNMIK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The results of this collaboration have been a resounding success,\nas the simulations have provided valuable data to mitigate potential launch\nissues. This alliance was initiated by the involvement of members from the\nCanadian Association of Mold Makers (CAMM) organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redoe Mold had been\nlooking to improve quality by reducing the incident rate of crash conditions due\nto unforeseen design flaws, according to Demi Priestyeski, of Redoe Mold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redoe supplied\nseveral complex mold designs to St. Clair College for evaluation over a period\nof 18 months. The college appointed one or two technical students for the\nduration, to apply DYNMIK software to simulate and test mold tool operation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This in turn provided\nvaluable hands-on experience for the students interested in designing for the\nautomotive industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In several instances,\nthe software exposed minor crash conditions early enough in the tool build\nprocess to modify the designs and adjust the steel prior to tool tryout,\nthereby saving the cost of subsequent corrections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Redoe Mold has since\npurchased DYNMIK from Longterm Technology Services Inc. for current tool design\nand builds to improve quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Providing value to\nthe customer and advanced educational opportunities for students is the\nultimate goal of conducting research projects with industry partners, said Peter\nWawrow, Director of Applied R & D at St. Clair College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steven Lenardon, president of Arlen Tools, said the opportunity to work with St. Clair College and the Siemens NX based Longterm Technology Services Inc.\u2019s DYNMIK Design software has been a positive experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has allowed us to verify some complex tooling solutions in the design phase rather than at assembly and testing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

From the College\u2019s\nperspective, this project has provided students with advanced educational\nopportunities, as they worked closely with industry partners on real-world\nprojects. According to Linsey Kerkhove, R&D Program Manager at the college,\n\u201cthe research students were genuinely excited to work on these projects and they\nthrived in that environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The college\u2019s role is to prepare students for the work environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cR & D projects not only accelerate the learning curve so that on the job training is decreased, these projects also educate the workforce of the future,\u201d Wawrow said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Aaron Guo, president\nof Longterm Technology Services Inc., described the collaboration as a success\nstory. \u201cWe are glad to be a part of this achievement. Collaborations between\ntechnology colleges and tooling organizations provide invaluable experience to\nstudents, who will be the leaders of tomorrow. I always look forward to the\nopportunities that inspire tomorrow. Longterm Technology Services Inc. will\nkeep supporting St. Clair students in this research initiative because the\ninstitution has shown remarkable performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mold – Motion\nSimulation Research project has continually exceeded expectations by increasing\nmore job and research opportunities for St. Clair College students, as students\nwho have worked on the project are sought by the industry partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Collaboration\nand partnerships are the foundation for success within the Canadian Association\nof Mold Makers (CAMM),\u201d says Mike Bilton, chair of CAMM.  \u201cWe believe in\nembracing and deploying the latest technology in an increasingly digital world,\nand strongly urge both members and non-members to stay abreast of the\ntechnology curve as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Adoption of new software can be a challenge, but working together with industry, education and government results in victories just like this,\u201d Bilton added. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to continue to build on these relationships because together we do what we do best and can serve our local and regional small to medium enterprises.\u201d Job prospects for St. Clair College students have increased remarkably after students\u2019 involvement in the Mold – Motion Simulation project, a good reason for Longterm Technology Services Inc., St. Clair College, and mold companies to continue their successful collaboration <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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