Description
To produce high-quality surface finishes for plastic parts with low production costs, automotive suppliers require flash heating of the mold. Induction heating uses high-frequency electricity to heat electrically conductive materials from within the mold. Autodesk, Inc., has teamed with RocTool (the foremost technology provider of induction heating equipment) to simulate this process. This presentation describes the theory, challenges, and 3D finite element solution of the Maxwell electromagnetic field equations. Finally an excellent correlation was achieved with validation data provided by RocTool.
Key Learnings
- Learn how induction heating works
- Discover how induction heating is applied to injection molding
- Learn about rapid heating and cooling
- Learn how Simulation Moldflow collaborates with industry
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- MBMathieu Boulanger3 years in Atlanta, Ga as a project manager in a consulting firm. This organization was specialized in helping European companies market their products in North America. Joined RocTool Q1 of 2003 as technical sales to promote innovative molding technologies such as resistive heating systems or the first version of the induction technology. Became RocTool’s Global Business Development Director in 2005 and was in charge for 8 years of new incoming projects, key accounts globally, licensing agreements and strategic promotion of the RocTool technologies such as the 3iTech® and the Cage System® processing method. Recently opened Roctool Inc. in Charlotte, NC and is in charge of North American markets. Matt is now President of RocTool Incorporated and is a board member.
Hanno Van RaalteI have been involved in injection molding simulation since 1997 and am currently product manager for Autodesk Injection Molding simulation solutions.- CKClinton KietzmannClinton Kietzmann is employed at Autodesk Australia Pty Ltd. He has been working in the engineering simulation industry for the last 20 years, working on Simulation Moldflow software products. He has mainly been a developer on the Autodesk cooling software relating to heat transfer in plastic injection molds. Clinton has also developed certain parts of the 3D Flow solver relating to the flow of hot molten plastic in injection molds. He was an author or co-author on numerous papers related to injection molding simulation, and he has worked on the Simulation CFD software solver. Clinton holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD).
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