NX 6 MoldDesignProcess PDF

NX 6 - Mold Design through Manufacture
Process Optimization
Aaron Frankel
Senior Marketing Manager
2007. Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
Siemens PLM Software
Key Business Issues

- for mold and die tool manufacture
Global competition
How to:
Compete on price
Shorten delivery times
Win on complex jobs
Products are more

complex, no margin
in simple jobs
Meet quality demands
Todays consumers
expect high quality
NX Mold Design Process
Core / Cavity
Mold Base
Detailing
Parting
Layout
Part Analysis /
Region Definition
Most complete and fastest

process from design to
manufacture through
intelligent automation &
process integration
Design Validation
Electrode Design
Hole Making &

Machining
Import to NX
(STEP,IGES,
Production
Supply Chain
Product Analysis
Product Analysis
Data Quality / Repair
Property Analysis
UGSs NX is one of the most established and reliable 3D CAD/CAM solutions

available today. It helps us make changes faster and reduce errors.
Shen Zhi Gang, Assistant Engineering Manager, Omni Mold (Singapore)
Moldability Analysis
Core / Cavity
Early Supplier Involvement
New with NX 6
Design Change Propagation and Control
Engineering Process Management
Initialize Project
Mold CSYS & Workpiece
Layout
Parting
Receive
customer data
Product
analysis
Mold Structure
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Tool design
Repair /
re-master data
Slides / Lifters
Mold Base
Design review
with customer
Product Analysis
Misaligned Faces
Thin region
Vertical
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Shallow Draft
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Data Quality
Part Properties
Moldability
Product Analysis - Early Supplier Involvement

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
The Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) project template helps to facilitate

communication and responsiveness to customer design changes.
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Receive
customer data
Product
analysis
Design review
with customer
Tool design
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Repair /
re-master data
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Swap & Map Customer Data
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Clean data is a prerequisite for a successful mold design project.

Designers can use NX to heal geometry in a few simple steps.
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Misaligned Objects
Tolerance
Tiny Objects
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Reporting
Property Analysis
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
We reduced the time to analyze wall thicknesses of complicated parts from a range
of 3 to 10 days to less than 1 day, while also improving accuracy
Enhanced
for identifying potential design issues.
in NX Truck
6 and Engine Corporation (United States)
Ben Yadao, Engineer, International
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Wall Thickness

Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Rolling Ball Method
Ray Trace Method
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Enhanced in NX 6
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Radii Analysis
Siemens
Volume / Surface Area/2007.
Projected
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Molded Part Validation

Product Analysis
NX Mold Designs parting line capability contributes greatly to our productivity.

Fernando Ena, Mold Designer, Plasticos Castella, S.A. (Spain)
Property Analysis
Enhanced in NX 6
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Draft Angle Analysis
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Undercut Identification
Face Angle Analysis
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Core / Cavity / Parting Line Preview
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Core & Cavity Design

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
NX Mold Design has automated so much of the mold design process, walking you
through a series of discrete steps. For an inexperienced designer, its like having
someone looking over your shoulder who tells you the next thing you need to do.
David Quinn, Founder, Millennium Mold Design, Inc. (United States)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Automotive
Medical
High Tech Electronics
Consumer Products
Machinery
Aerospace
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Initialize Project
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Project Template Configurations can help to standardize and reuse

mold designs faster and more smoothly than before; it is a very useful
addition to the mold design process.
Bryan Lewis, Mold Designer, Minco Tool and Mold, Inc. (United States)
Core / Cavity
Enhanced in NX 6
Initialize Project
Configurable Spreadsheet
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Cooling
Shrinkage
Gates / Runners
Validation
Project Templates
Project Initialization
Detailing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Shop Floor
Data Organization & Relationship Management
Design Setup
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
When we worked in 2D, the designer put a great deal of effort into imaging the
molds third dimension. Now that capability is provided in NX and NX Mold Design.
Joan Domnech, Technical Director, FA MAX (Spain & Hungary)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Mold CSYS
Workpiece
Enhanced in NX 6
Locks
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Size
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
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Workpiece Library, Configurable
Workpieces
Cavity Layout
Product Analysis
The more difficult the mold, the more productivity we gain through NX Mold Wizard.
Fernando Ena, Mold Designer, Plasticos Castella, S.A. (Spain)
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Enhanced
in NX 6
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Merge Cavities
Cavity Layout
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Multiple
different parts
Left-hand
part
Right-hand
part
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Family Molds
Workpiece Pocket
Region Definition, Shut-offs, Parting,

and Core / Cavity Split
Product Analysis
The NX 6 parting process has been enhanced to easily support multiple

split regions including sliders.
Peter Michel, Design Group Leader, HOFMANN INNOVATION GROUP AG
Property Analysis
Enhanced in NX 6
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Region Definition
Shut-off Design
Parting Surface Design
Core / Cavity Split
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Solid-based
Surface-based
Slides / Lifters
Product Analysis
Slide and lifter assemblies are accessed from the library, positioned, sized,
and modeled to properly shut-off with the part.
Property Analysis
Requires Lifter
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Undercut Lip
Undercut Lip
Slide Library
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Lifter Library
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Mold Structure Design

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
NX has built-in knowledge applications that make things easier for the user.
It was a major change, but it was absolutely worthwhile.
Roger Andersson, CEO, Modellteknik AB (Sweden)
Core / Cavity
New with NX 6
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Runner
Gate
Cooling
Ejector Pins
Concept Design
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Mold Base
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StandardSoftware
Parts
Concept Design
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Concept Design is useful for quickly evaluating early design feasibility and for
producing a 1st draft of a design.
Peter Michel, Design Group Leader, HOFMANN INNOVATION GROUP AG (Germany)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Concept
mold base
Concept
ejector pins
Fully detailed
ejector pins
Detailed mold base

& components
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Available for
DME and
HASCO with
NX 6
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Mold Bases
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
NX Mold Design has increased our productivity 100%, allowing us to create

mold designs twice as fast as before.
Neal Eli, President, Empire Precision Plastics (United States)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
DME
Mold Structure
Mold Base
DME
FUTABA
HASCO
LKM
MEUSBURGER
RABOURDIN
STRACK
UNIVERSAL
Ejector Pins
add additional
configure
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
HASCO
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
LKM
Ejector Pins
Product Analysis
Ejector pins are accessed from the library, positioned, and then post processed
for proper sizing/trimming, fit distance and offset definition.
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Ejector Pin Post Processing
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
New in
NX 6
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Reverse side ejector pins
Cooling
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Cooling channels are positioned, sized, and fit with components

via a streamlined user interface. Cooling holes are preconfigured
with attributes for downstream CAM automation.
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Hole, Pipe Plug,

Baffle, Spiral Baffle,
Connector Plug,
Extension Plug,
Diverter, O-ring,
Cooling Pattern,

Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Cooling Pattern
Gates / Runners
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
NX Mold Wizard proved to be the ideal solution. it is absolutely necessary to have

the appropriate tools if you hope to shorten lead times while maintaining quality.
D. Miquel Fiestas, Director, Talleres Fiestas (Spain)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Fan
Film
Pin
Pin Point
Rectangle
Step Pin
Submarine
Tunnel
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gate Design
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
2-Cavity
4-Cavity
8-Cavity
16-Cavity
Circular
S-Shaped
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
RunnerDesign
Standard Parts
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
NX Mold Design has increased our productivity 100%, allowing us to create

mold designs twice as fast as before.
Neal Eli, President, Empire Precision Plastics (United States)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
English & Metric: DME,

HASCO, NATIONAL,
OMNI, PROGRESSIVE,
YATES,
Layout
Parting
Enhanced in NX 6
Injection, Ejection,
Support Pillar, Stop
Buttons, Screws,
Dowels, Springs, Guides,
Locks, Cone Lock, Slide,
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Custom
Standard Part
Creation
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Registration Wizard
Design Validation
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Hofmann needs to identify interferences early in the design cycle

NX Mold Design provides effective tools for early design confirmation
with parting check and tool design validation.
Peter Michel, Design Group Leader, Hofmann Innovation Group, AG (Germany)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Enhanced
in NX 6
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Interference Check
Clearance Zone
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Measurements
Parting
Check
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Product Lifecycle Management Software
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rights reserved
Mold Design Detailing

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Huge costs for unnecessary and time-consuming corrections arise through small
violations of certain construction principles and rules during the design phase.
NX Mold Design virtually eliminates such violations,
saving significant time and money.
Dominique Burkard, Project Leader for Product Development, PCC (Switzerland)
Initialize Project
Pocketing
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Mold Base Design
Mold w/ Pockets
CAM Automation
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
BOM
Drawings
Pocketing
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Inserts and standard parts are designed to contain False Bodies for automation
of pocket cutouts for die plates. A False Body is a solid body hole representation
used to cutout the plate pocket. Multiple cutouts can be quickly performed
in the same operation.
Mold Base Design
Pocketing
Mold w/ Pockets
CAM Automation
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
False
Body +
Attribute
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
True
Body
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Standard Parts
Attributes
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Lifecycle Management Software Inc. All rights reserved
Bill Of Materials
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
The BOM function is flexible and is used to create various formats of the BOM
export the BOM to excel, html, or drawing parts list. The BOM can be easily edited
and configured to report pre-defined attributes on parts such as
material, supplier, description, etc.
Core / Cavity
New in
NX 6
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
BOM Export to Browser
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
BOM
Standard Parts
Enhanced
in NX 6
Validation
Detailing
BOM Export to Excel
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Stock
Drawing Automation / Creation

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
The Hole Table function performs quickly and is useful for

automating documentation processes.
Randy Moodie, NC Programmer, Minco Tool and Mold, Inc. (United States)
BOM
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Enhanced
in NX 6
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Component Drawing
Gates / Runners
Assembly Drawing
Standard Parts
Validation
Hole Table
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Mold Manufacturing
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
When considering HSM, keep in mind that it only works well if you have a highly
integrated environment of equipment, software, and support. With UGS, we found
software and support of the highest quality and performance.
Josep Sol, General Manager, C.M. Sol (Spain)
Automated Hole-making
WireEDM
High Speed Machining
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Electrode Design
Machining Simulation
Machine Tool Simulation
Electrode Design & Documentation Process

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
The NX Electrode Design product provides the breadth of integrated tools necessary
for the electrode design process.
Takahiro Maruyama, Chief Tool Design and Manufacturing Engineer,
Shonan Design Co., Ltd (Japan)
Core / Cavity
New in NX 6
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Workpiece & Pallet
Burn Area Modeling
Electrode Undersizing
Copy / Mirror
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Blank & Holder
Electrode Validation
Electrode Drawing & Documentation
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
CAM
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Results show us that our decision to introduce HSM was right, and we are collecting
the fruits of our investment: excellent accuracy and surface finishing with
reduced manufacturing time.
Josep Sol, General Manager, C.M. Sol (Spain)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Feature-based Machining
High Speed Machining
Tool Path Verification
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Wizards
Shop Docs
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Shop Floor
Product Analysis
Property Analysis
A big benefit of NX and automation is that we are able to move through design and
CAM quickly and get the job down to the shop floor as soon as possible, giving the
operators everything they need to do their jobs, without requiring blueprints.
John Kuran, Systems Engineer, Dependable Pattern Works (United States)
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Shop Docs
Shop Floor Visualization
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Resource Management
Quality / Inspection
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
Design Change Propagation & Control

Product Analysis
Leverage the master model concept & associativity throughout the design and
manufacturing process to expedite design changes quickly.
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Design Change
Compare parts
Map & Swap Parts
Identify Affected Components
Update Components
Update Drawings & CAM
Identify Affected Electrodes
Update Electrodes
Update Drawings & CAM
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor

Product Analysis
Property Analysis
Core / Cavity
Initialize Project
Revision control was our biggest problem in the past. When we had the different
departments working with different software, it was very hard to ensure that everyone
was working with up-to-date information. With Teamcenter, we have a tight system of
revision control. Between that and the single source data model approach, everyone
is accessing up-to-date geometry in real time.
Vince Travaglini, Vice President, Engineering, Stackteck (Canada)

Layout
Parting
Slides / Lifters
Mold Structure
Mold Base
Ejector Pins
Cooling
Gates / Runners
Standard Parts
Validation
Detailing
Project Data & Process Management
Manufacturing Data &Process Management
Pocketing
BOM
Drawings
Manufacturing
Electrodes
CAM
Shop Floor
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NX 6 - Mold Design through Manufacture

Siemens PLM Software

Key Business Issues

Products are more

Meet quality demands

Siemens PLM Software

NX Mold Design Process

Most complete and fastest

Hole Making &

Siemens PLM Software

UGSs NX is one of the most established and reliable 3D CAD/CAM solutions

Early Supplier Involvement

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Siemens PLM Software

Product Analysis - Early Supplier Involvement

The Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) project template helps to facilitate

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Swap & Map Customer Data

Siemens PLM Software

Data Quality / Repair

Clean data is a prerequisite for a successful mold design project.

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Siemens PLM Software

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Mold CSYS & Workpiece

Rolling Ball Method

Ray Trace Method

Siemens PLM Software

Molded Part Validation

NX Mold Designs parting line capability contributes greatly to our productivity.

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Draft Angle Analysis

Face Angle Analysis

Core / Cavity / Parting Line Preview

Siemens PLM Software

Core & Cavity Design

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Siemens PLM Software

Project Template Configurations can help to standardize and reuse

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Data Organization & Relationship Management

Siemens PLM Software

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Siemens PLM Software

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Siemens PLM Software

Region Definition, Shut-offs, Parting,

The NX 6 parting process has been enhanced to easily support multiple

Design Change Propagation and Control

Engineering Process Management

Parting Surface Design

Core / Cavity Split

Siemens PLM Software

Design Change Propagation and Control