Take the case of CD-ROM drive bearing fixed part for example (Fig.1); the counter pressure on both ends of the product should be taken into account to control inserting and ejecting discs. The height difference between A and B should not exceed more than 1 mm (see Fig. 2); otherwise it may cause damage on the disc. Molding analysis and structural analysis were conducted with different filling times to demonstrate the process-induced effects on products. Fig. 3 shows the fiber orientation distribution of Moldex3D analysis, and the levels from blue to red represent the degree of fiber alignment, from disordered alignment to full alignment. Moreover, it shows that the shorter the filling time is, the higher the degree of fiber orientation distribution will be and so does the microstructure. The following information can be obtained through using Moldex3D FEA module for a more realistic prediction of structural analysis.
Mesh information: reflecting the Moldex3D analysis result on the mesh types of different structural software
Material information: providing material properties of Moldex3D analysis to structural analysis software.
Fiber orientation information: providing non-homogeneous micro structural properties calculations to Digimat.