Our VE team and our mission (ADL)
fiber breakage
insert
on overmolded structures
Electrical PDIV (VE), EMI (VE)
(VE) extrusion die capabilities
model
...
, validation, ...
mechanics
(MF
MX, FE...), anisotropy, database, model identification, (
)
gears
pipe reeling,
slot liner, undercut (design)
| Injection molding | flow, spiral flow, imbalanced flow, weld line, pressure, shrinkage/warpage, porosity, buckling, fiber orientation (anisotropy, model parameters, ...), thermal hesitation, mold cooling, |
| validation approach, moldflow&moldex, undercut demolding, thin parts, PVT data, inductive heating (Roctool), micro-injection molding, compressibility effect on pressure prediction, ... |
| Insert overmolding | Thermal shock |
| , core shift, 2K molding (workflow), "adhesion" and tightness (TP on TP, TP on metal), heating (Joule effect), residual stresses, warpage, thermal conductivity and thermal expansion, ... |
| Reactive molding (injection, compression, capillary underfill) | Epoxy Molding Compound (semi-conductors), reactive injection molding applied to Tecnoflon, reactive compression molding applied to Tecnoflon, overview of MOLDFLOW capabilities for Capillary Underfill (CUF) using thermoset resin ... |
| Electrical | PDIV, EMI, Slot liners in e-motors |
| ... | |
| NVH | visco-elasticity, vibration, acoustic, |
| Model identification, |
| Non material damping | |
| High speed (impact...) | model identification |
| & validation | |
| Short-term (mechanical) predictions | stiffness and strength, water-freezing, intrinsic stiffness of compounds |
| Long-term |
| (mechanical) predictions | creep, fatigue |
| Mechanical instability (buckling) | pipe reeling (buckling/permanent deformation), liner collapsing, slot liner insertion, ... |
| Anisotropic prediction for fiber reinforced polymers (Digimat) | digimat suites |
| , |
| FFF |
| Gas permeability | of multi-layer structures (CheFem), ... |
| Topology optimization | example with validation |
| Friction & wear | very limited contribution (so far) |
| Systems |