Mold Flow Analysis:
Flow Front Pressure

The ideal filling pattern has the melt reaching every extremity of the cavity simultaneously, with constant melt-front velocity throughout the process. Otherwise, local over-packing may arise within the part.

Traditionally, to analyze filling patterns, one would have to take a series of short shots on the production floor. This involved running a prototype or actual production mold. Now, the designer can visualize the fill patterns when the design is in the conceptual stage.

The flow front temperature result uses a range of colors to indicate the region of lowest temperature (colored blue) through the highest temperature region (colored red).