ANSYS Polyflow software provides advanced fluid dynamics technology for companies in the polymer, glass, metals and cement processing industries. This technology is used extensively to design and optimize processes such as extrusion, thermoforming, blow molding, glass forming, fiber drawing and concrete shaping. For more than 25 years, design engineers have used ANSYS Polyflow software to minimize physical prototyping when manufacturing extrusion dies or to reduce thickness variation to improve the quality of thermoformed or blown products.

Because of a unique inverse die design capability, dies can be cut much faster than with the traditional build-and-test method. This translates into substantial cost reduction and time savings. The quality of the blown and thermoformed products is improved by running trial-and-error processes with ANSYS Polyflow rather than testing changes on the production line. Glass forming and float glass engineering simulation help designers to more quickly produce higher-quality tableware, glass containers and flat glass.

Autodesk^® Moldflow^® Adviser injection molding simulation software provides wizard-based tools to help validate and optimize plastic part, injection mold, and tool designs before manufacturing begins. Intuitive to learn and use, Autodesk Moldflow Adviser software guides designers, mold makers, and engineers with advice on potential manufacturing defects and suggestions on corrective action. Part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, Autodesk Moldflow Adviser software helps manufacturers discover, communicate, and resolve problems earlier in the product development cycle which reduces the number of costly physical prototypes required to design plastic parts and gets innovative products to market faster and with greater confidence.

Autodesk^® Moldflow^® Insight software provides injection molding simulation tools to help manufacturers validate and optimize plastic parts, injection molds, and the injection molding process. With access to over 8,000 grades of commercial plastics and accurate material data, manufacturers can evaluate various material candidates and have greater confidence in the simulation results. Part of the Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, Autodesk Moldflow Insight software helps predict the flow behavior of melted plastics to achieve higher-quality manufacturing, reduce the need for costly mold rework and physical prototypes, minimize delays associated with removing molds from production, and get innovative products to market faster.