{"id":3173,"date":"2020-04-22T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2026-03-26T04:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:21:22","slug":"disrupting-the-moldmaking-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/nx-design\/disrupting-the-moldmaking-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Disrupting the moldmaking industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Conventional injection molding involves injecting molten\nplastic into a mold under high pressure to fill the cavity. iMFLUX, a wholly\nowned subsidiary of Procter and Gamble, started as a platform technology based\non an innovation around the process of injecting the molten plastic into the\nmold at a constant low pressure. This disruptive process provided many benefits\nsuch as higher part quality, lower molded-in stresses and faster cycles with\nadditional savings from lower injection and clamping pressure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This innovative technology allowed iMFLUX to think\ndifferently about how molds are designed and how they&#8217;re constructed and ultimately\nchallenging some of the design standards that exist in mold building today. Some\nof the extraordinary results iMFLUX achieved from this technology are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Part cost reduction due to 20\u201430% throughput\nincrease, lower part weight and reduced scrap<\/li><li>Improved cash efficiency due to lower press\ninvestment and instant capacity<\/li><li>Enabling a more sustainable process due to lower\nenergy costs and use of post-consumer recyclable and renewable material <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"587\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-1024x587.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-1024x587.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-1536x881.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-2048x1174.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130652-1110x636.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Injection mold manufacturing <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>iMFLUX partnered with Siemens and adopted its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/manufacturing-planning\/mold-design.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NX mold design<\/a> and manufacturing solution to transform the end-to-end process \u2013 from CAD part model through mold design all the way to machining molds with extremely high accuracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-1024x581.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-2048x1162.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/iMFLUX-2020-04-15-130852-1110x630.png 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Mold Design in NX <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us for a webinar on May 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 10 am ET to\nhear from Brent Huxel, Director of Mold Design &amp; Project Management at\niMFLUX on some of the key benefits they\u2019ve realized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High levels of productivity using automated mold\ndesign processes<\/li><li>Paperless manufacturing environment<\/li><li>Program a wide range of CNC operations with\ncomprehensive CAM software <\/li><li>Accelerated machining using high-speed machining\nand 5-axis operations<\/li><li>Excellent surface finish of up to 0.4 microns Ra<\/li><li>Encapsulation of entire CNC manufacturing\nprocess information in Teamcenter <\/li><li>Capture, optimize, and reuse company knowledge <\/li><li>Seamless production process, connecting people,\nsystems and resources&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how NX software helps iMFLUX run a flexible operation,\nenabling them to meet tomorrow\u2019s market needs, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/webinar\/mold-design-software\/75607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trials.sw.siemens.com\/nx-molddesigner\/?cmpid=13386a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Try NX Mold Design<\/a> for 30 days, free of cost. 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