Dassault Systemes Releases SolidWorks Plastics

By DE Editors

Dassault Systemes unveiled SolidWorks Plastics software, which enables users to predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of plastics part and injection mold design.
 
The new products run fully embedded inside of SolidWorks, providing part designers and mold makers with familiar and intuitive workflows so they can quickly optimize their part and mold designs for manufacturability. The ability to make design changes early helps ensure that the mold works right the first time, reducing or eliminating the need for rework and improving part quality. In addition, SolidWorks Plastics provides users with information that allows them to determine whether changes to the part geometry, mold design, material selection or processing conditions will have a positive impact on the ability to easily manufacture their products.
 
The SolidWorks Plastics products are based on technology from SIMPOE. SIMPOE has entered into a sales and marketing distribution agreement with Dassault to develop and maintain the SolidWorks Plastics simulation software product line.

SIMPOE will continue to sell its existing advanced products, SimpoeWorks MFG and SimpoeWorks TOOL, through its authorized reseller channel. Those products run fully embedded inside of SolidWorks, giving SolidWorks Plastics users an opportunity to upgrade to more in-depth analyses without having to leave their familiar SolidWorks 3D environment.

I am extremely pleased with this partnership, which validates our advanced technology by one of the major players in the 3D CAD world, said Alain DUBOIS, SIMPOEs CEO and president. We will leverage our combined strengths to bring plastics product designers and mold makers fast, accurate and easy-to-use tools to help them optimize the design of their plastic parts and injection molds.

SolidWorks Plastics will be offered in two packages: SolidWorks Plastics Professional for part designers, and SolidWorks Plastics Premium for mold designers and mold makers.

For more information, visit Dassault Systemes and SIMPOE.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.