Product and mould design using Cadmould: an injection moulding simulation software / Mohd Kalos Mohd Nor

The study was conducted to design a product and its mould by using product design guidelines for injection moulding plastic products using computer simulation technique. Initially, a three-in-one stationery holder was designed according to plastic product design guidelines. Cadmould injection moulding simulation software; Cadmould was then employed to evaluate the design. Material used was Polypropylene. Once the product design was finalized, a mould for the product was then designed and simulated again using Cadmould. In both stages, problems that tried to avoid were the location of weld lines, air traps and warpage. Based on this study, it was found that by using Cadmould can assist designer to predict the outcome which to position weld lines and air traps in location that are not critical in terms of aesthetic value and minimize warpage. Generally, it can be said that the CAE simulation program can be used to help designer to design product and its mould in order to produce excellent product.