Introduction to NX™ Mold Wizard
Jim Davis SIEMENS PLM Software PreSales Solution Consultant
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…Continued Investment in Full Product Lifecycle Management MRO
PLM Solutions
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COMPUTING CORPORATION
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Sourcing
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Tooling Industry Challenges… Seize new business opportunities and compete against newcomers to your industry that are putting pressure on prices Cost
Integrated & Managed Tooling Design Process
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 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
Machining …
Product Design
Parting & Lay-out
Electrode Design Change management
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Knowledge Based Solutions
Durability Wizard
Mold Design
Progressive Die Design
Optimization Wizard
Die Engineering / Die Design
Weld Assistant
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Let’s Focus On…
Durability Wizard
Mold Design
Progressive Die Design
Optimization Wizard
Die Engineering / Die Design
Weld Assistant
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The Word on the Street…
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NX™ Mold Wizard
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Roles and Interface
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Geometry Check / Compare
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Work piece and Parting
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Base / Locating Ring / Sprue Pocketing
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Sleeves & Ejection
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Moldex3D™
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TOOLING MOTION SIMULATION
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Drafting & BOM
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Electrode Design
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NX CAM / MANUFACTURING WIZARD / POSTS AND POSTING
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Multi Purpose
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Support
What’s New Guide
Global Technical Access Center
Help Documents NX
Training Solutions
Via WWW or Phone
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Benefits of NX™ Mold Design
Processes and Workflows Automated Repeatable Configurable Can be multi-disciplined
Electrode Designer
NC Programmer Manufacturing Engineer
Tool Designer
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.
Part Designer
Supply Chain
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