Introduction to NX Mold Wizard

Jim Davis SIEMENS PLM Software PreSales Solution Consultant james.c.davis@siemens.com

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Evolution of Siemens PLM Software

Continued Investment in Full Product Lifecycle Management
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May 2004 Sourcing

PLM Solutions

COMPUTING CORPORATION

UNITED

AUTOMATION

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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
Manage and reduce costs Control overall design and manufacturing process Eliminate errors (human and design) Work with multiple data formats 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
Integrated & Managed Tooling Design Process

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

Product Design

Machining

Parting & Lay-out Change management

Electrode Design

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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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Lets 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

Moldex.AVI
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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

Whats New Guide

Help Documents NX

Global Technical Access Center

Via WWW or Phone

Training Solutions

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Benefits of NX Mold Design

Processes and Workflows Automated Repeatable Configurable Can be multi-disciplined

Easy to use Increase Productivity
Part Designer Tool Designer

Electrode Designer

NC Programmer Manufacturing Engineer

When coupled with NX CAD and NX CAM, NX Mold Design offers a truly complete end-to-end, unified solution.

Supply Chain

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