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Siemens PLM Software

Introduction to

NX™ Mold Wizard

Jim DavisSIEMENS PLM Software PreSales Solution Consultant

[email protected]

http://www.4spe.org/

http://www.sme.org/index.html



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Tooling Industry Challenges…

Cost Manage and reduce costs Control overall design and manufacturing process Eliminate errors (human and design) Work with multiple data formats

Time Reduce cycle times Reduce design lead time Increase production volume Reuse knowledge and data Reduce and manage design change effort / time Reduce manufacturing / machining time

Quality Maintain tool design quality Maintain product quality Achieve first time quality on increasingly complex parts Achieve customer requirements

Product

Design

Parting &

Lay-out

Machining …

Electrode

Design

Change

management

Integrated &

Managed

Tooling Design

Process

Sources of market challenges:

• AMBA white paper, “Know the True Cost of Molds US vs. Offshore”

• AMBA white paper, “What can US Mold Builders Do To Compete?”

• Market engagements

Seize new business opportunities and compete against

newcomers to your industry that are putting pressure on prices



Knowledge Based Solutions

Mold Design

Optimization

Wizard

Die Engineering /

Die DesignWeld

Assistant

Durability

Wizard

Progressive Die Design



Let’s Focus On…

Mold Design

Optimization

Wizard

Die Engineering /

Die DesignWeld

Assistant

Durability

Wizard

Progressive Die Design



The Word on the Street…

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NX™ Mold Wizard



Roles and Interface

002.AVI



Geometry Check / Compare

003.AVI



Work piece and Parting

004.AVI



Base / Locating Ring / Sprue Pocketing

005.AVI



Sleeves & Ejection

006.AVI



Moldex3D™

Moldex.AVI

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TOOLING MOTION SIMULATION

009.AVI



010.AVI



Drafting & BOM

011.AVI



Electrode Design

012.AVI



NX CAM / MANUFACTURING WIZARD / POSTS AND POSTING

013.AVI



Multi Purpose



Support

Help Documents

NX

Training Solutions

What’s New Guide

Global Technical

Access Center

Via WWW or Phone



Benefits of NX™ Mold Design

Processes and Workflows

Automated

Repeatable

Configurable

Can be multi-disciplined

Easy to use

Increase Productivity

When coupled with NX CAD and NX

CAM, NX Mold Design offers a truly

complete end-to-end, unified solution.

Tool Designer

Part Designer

NC Programmer

Manufacturing Engineer

Supply Chain

Electrode

Designer



Questions?

Thanks for your attention!

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