CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

5 January 2007

Product News

Moldflow Communicator 1.1 Expands Injection Molding Analysis Capabilities; Enhancements Benefit Content Creators and Viewers Alike

Moldflow Corporation announced the release of Moldflow CommunicatorT1.1, a free software product that allows distributed product design and development teams to visualize, quantify and compare analysis results obtained from Moldflow software products. Since its introduction in March 2006, Moldflow Communicator has been downloaded & registered by over 3,000 users, making it the most widely adopted plastics CAE results viewer.

Moldflow Communicator 1.1 allow users to view more Moldflow analysis model and results information, which can be used to make critical decisions when optimizing part and mold designs before manufacturing. New features and enhancements include:

•  Ability to import up to four times as many Moldflow Plastics Insight® (MPI®) results files

•  A new results query tool for displaying specific result values on any region of a part and an improved animation tool for viewing result plots dynamically

•  A new mesh statistics display for getting insight to the quality of analysis models and the accuracy of the analyses performed

•  Ability to view optical birefringence, design of experiments and molding window results

Moldflow Communicator 1.1 also supports files exported from MPI 6.1, which offers faster solution times, interfaces more easily with leading structural CAE products, and provides new analysis capabilities for optical lens applications.

Murali Annareddy, Director of Design Analysis Solutions Product Marketing at Moldflow, says: "The release of Moldflow Communicator 1.1 demonstrates our commitment to developing new product features and enhancements in direct response to customer requests. Without exception, all new functionality in this release has been requested by users of MPI, Moldflow Communicator or both products."

Pricing and Availability

Moldflow Communicator 1.1 is free and available for download now to both Moldflow customers and non-customers. It runs on 32- and 64-bit hardware running Microsoft® Windows®. For more information, please call Moldflow at +508-358-5848, or go to http://www.moldflow.com .

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