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Designing for injection molding can be a challenge. Many aspects must be taken into account during the design process. Fictiv’s NEW Automated Injection Molding DFM can help engineers save time and resources. Here’s how.

Our AI-powered platform part analysis during configuration provides automated real-time feedback on your part design.  This industry-leading breakthrough will highlight the areas of your design that need to be addressed for molding, so you can continue to move forward with your designs.  Next, we’ll provide our regular expert-generated pre-sales DFM along with a quote. The time saved on modifications will make your process smoother with fewer delays at the front end.

Information Provided During DFM

Providing automated DFM for your injection molded parts during quoting will give you access to some of the most critical information needed for your designs.  You can expect industry-leading 3D DFM for the following: 

Draft Review
Our system will determine the most likely direction of pull for your part design and provide a color-based review of surfaces with draft.  Additionally, we’ll make a recommendation on the necessary draft for the surfaces to facilitate the release the part from the mold.

Thickness Review
The wall thicknesses of your design will be reviewed and shown with a heat map for thick areas that might be susceptible to sink or add stress that causes warping.

Undercut Analysis
Based on the AI-reviewed model, Fictiv will provide a graphical review of areas that are not straight pull and that form undercuts. These areas may require secondary motions in the tooling.

Parting Line
An approximate view of the expected parting line will be provided to show where the cavity and core will be separated.

The Fictiv Advantage

Whether you are new to designing for injection molding or have been doing it for years, Fictiv is here to support your next injection molding project. We work with designers at all levels and experience and meet you where you are in the design process.  From our new automated injection molding DFM offering for early design feedback to our formal DFM created by our injection molding experts , we’d love to support your next project. .  Log into your account to try it out today!