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Predicting the as-manufactured performance of injection molded plastic components is imperative to reducing design cycles and creating lightweight and efficient components. Design requirements such as stiffness and strength are typically simulated with implicit finite element methods, but the material properties and strengths are usually approximated or simplified. In reality, the manufacturing process has a very large influence on both the stiffness and strength of the plastic components. In this discussion, we will investigate the requirements for simulating the structural performance of assemblies of plastic components subjected to mechanical and thermal loading by looking at a real world component. We will include manufacturing induced properties from Autodesk Moldflow, such as fiber orientations and weld lines, to simulate the structural performance of a plastic assembly. We will investigate the anisotropy induced by spatially varying fiber orientation, material nonlinearity and rupture, and the effect of the manufacturing process on weld line strength. Primary topics (what the registrant will learn): • Improving product quality and performance through • Understanding of material anisotropy, nonlinearity, and rupture in a structural simulation leading to improved product performance • Wield line strength prediction and inclusions with structural simulation to predict product quality • Autodesk Helius PFA to simulate the structural performance of injection molded to eliminate under/over designed parts Speaker: Doug Kenik is a product line manager for composite simulation products within Autodesk, Inc. He holds both an MS and a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Wyoming, where he spent his graduate career developing high-fidelity micromechanics models for composite material simulation. Prior to working at Autodesk, Doug spent 5 years as a developer and application engineer at Firehole Composites, where he helped implement new technologies for composite simulation and define next-generation enhancements for use within existing products. WEBINAR PRESENTED BY: autodesk.com PRESENTER: Doug Kenik Product Line Manager Autodesk, Inc. DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 2 pm ET (1 hour duration) Register at: http://short.moldmakingtechnology.com/Autodesk97 It's free. It's informative. It's convenient. Are you over or under engineering your plastic component? Find out by leveraging manufacturing data to include anisotropic material response and weak areas due to weld lines REGISTER TODAY! TOPIC: