Moldflow Announces the Release of Moldflow Design Link 6.0

  
    
  
  
    
      Moldflow Corporation (NASDAQ:MFLO), the leading provider of plastics 
      simulation software that empowers more users to optimize more designs 
      across their enterprise, today announced the release of Moldflow Design 
      Link™ (MDL™) 6.0, a 
      software product that allows the direct import of solid geometry data 
      from some of the world’s leading CAD systems 
      into Moldflow’s analysis solutions. Using MDL, 
      native CAD data from CATIA V5®, Pro/ENGINEER®, 
      SolidWorks® and Parasolid™-based 
      CAD systems can be seamlessly imported into Moldflow Plastics Advisers® 
      (MPA®), and Moldflow Plastics Insight® 
      (MPI®) software.
    
    
      MDL 6.0 introduces a next generation mesh generator which was developed 
      from toolkits licensed from Simmetrix Inc., a leading provider of 
      component software for simulation-based design and CAD/CAE integration. 
      Key features of this mesh generator are:
    
    
      
        CAD-kernel Driven Surface Meshing – 
        Directly generate Dual Domain™ or 3D meshes 
        from the CAD geometry. Resultant meshes are analysis-ready, conform 
        better to the part geometry and have fewer quality errors.
      
      
        Multi-component (Assembly) Meshing – 
        Simultaneous mesh creation for all components of an assembly while 
        ensuring that contact surfaces of mating components are perfectly 
        matched. This feature brings about significant time savings and 
        simplifies the workflow for users working with multi-component models.
      
      
        Direct 3D Meshing – Previously, an 
        intermediate Dual Domain mesh was created and then remeshed to 3D. By 
        eliminating this intermediate step and creating 3D meshes directly 
        from the CAD geometry, MDL 6.0 improves user productivity.
      
    
    
      Additionally, MDL 6.0 supports the latest versions of CAD systems 
      including CATIA V5 R18, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire® 
      4.0, and SolidWorks 2008.
    
    
      Ken Welch, Chief Operating Officer at Moldflow Corporation, states: “Ever 
      increasing model size and complexity, a growing trend in the design and 
      manufacture of multi-component plastic parts, and shrinking project lead 
      times were the drivers behind the development of this next generation 
      mesh generator. MDL 6.0 addresses these needs by delivering faster, 
      scalable, and robust meshing capabilities.”
    
    
      Availability
    
    
      Moldflow Design Link 6.0 is available now. For more information, please 
      call Moldflow in the USA at [phone] or visit www.moldflow.com.
    
    
      About Moldflow Corporation
    
    
      Moldflow (NASDAQ: MFLO) is the leading provider of plastics simulation 
      software that empowers more users to optimize more designs across their 
      enterprise from the earliest stages of new product development. Moldflow 
      products benefit anyone involved in the design or manufacture of 
      plastics injection molded parts including industrial designers, 
      mechanical design engineers, CAE analysts, mold designers, mold makers, 
      process engineers and manufacturing engineers. For more information, 
      visit www.moldflow.com.
    
    
      Note: Moldflow, Moldflow Plastics Insight, Moldflow Plastics Advisers, 
      Moldflow Design Link, MPI, MPA, MDL and Dual Domain are trademarks or 
      registered trademarks of Moldflow Corporation or its subsidiaries 
      worldwide. All other trademarks are properties of their respective 
      holders.