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1. Tober Sun
Automotive
Application Project
European Webinar –
Plastics of Automotive Industry

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Moldex3D simulation aspects in vehicle
design process
2
Material survey Lead time
Manufacturing capability
Process optimization
Design validation
Quality control
Available process
Functionality
Trouble shootingCost evaluation
Concept
Part
Engineering
Process
Engineering
Manufacturing

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Design / engineering verification
UI Embedded
Seamless
Neutral
file Process induced
defects/anisotropy

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Major OEM and Tier 1 reference customers

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Simulation application field
Interior Exterior Optical
StructuralBody
FuelUnder-the-hood Electric

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Automotive solutions
Quality and cost
Safety and Performance
Lightweight future
Solutions for
Automotive Industry

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Cost saving with quality improving

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Weldline location manipulation
> Optimizing the runner system to move the weld line to acceptable
location.

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Weldline location manipulation
Thickness change
Boss shape
Boss shape
Thickness change
Thickness change

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Weldline location manipulation
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Fiber Orientation around the weld line
Weld Line Location

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Fiber Orientation around the weld line

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Tensile Bar – Stress
30MPa Load Applied
Yield at 80 Mpa
Yield at 80 Mpa
79 MPa
47 MPa
30 MPa Load
30 MPa Load
0-80 MPa Range displayed

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Valve Gate control erasing weldline
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Lightweight technology
Autoevolution.com perspectives.3ds.com
Compositesworld.com

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Injection molding lightweight
techniques
Foaming Fiber Co-injection Gas-assisted

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MuCell process simulation
Design
Verification
Trouble shooting

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Complete composite process portfolio
Source: BASF K2013
& Kunstoffe
Hybrid
Short fiber
Long fiber
Fiber Mat compression
Molding Compound
Resin Transfer Molding
Multi-component molding

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Fiber mat material compression

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Resin Transfer Molding
Warpage
Front View
Bottom View
Fiber Mat Orientation
Melt Front time
K33Transverse Direction
K11In-Plane Direction
K22 In-Plane Direction

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Proving metal-replacement design concept
Single material isotropic model
Anisotropic model considering
fiber microstructure
False deformation
(over-estimated)
Correct deformation

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Process induced microstructure and
their effect on mechanical properties
Orientation
http://www.en.emi.fraunhofer.de
Length
Concentration

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US Department of Energy Research Project
• Experiments
Carbon fiber orientation distribution
Carbon fiber length distribution
Material preparation
Molding
LCFP Instrument Panel
• Production
System specification
Weight and cost saving analysis
Technology implementation
Demonstration to production
• Modeling
Model development and integration
Prediction and validation
New model implementation
“Fiber Orientation and Fiber Length Distribution
Prediction for Injection Molded Long Carbon Fiber
Composites”

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Fiber retention - concentration
1mm rib 0.5 mm rib

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Verify design, assist manufacturing