# Moldflow Reviews **Vendor:** Autodesk **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 28 ## About Moldflow Moldflow software for plastic injection molding simulation helps reduce manufacturing defects. Access tools for injection mold design, plastic part design, and mold processing. ## Moldflow Reviews ### 1. Moldflow is a Great Tools for prediction results & design optimization at very initial stage. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Shashank K. | Head Of Engineering, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 09, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Filling Results, Air trap & Weld line predictions, Short shot possibility, Pressure details, Sink Marks depth are most helpful results & reflect similar to the actual one. These results can use to optimized Mold Design & Manufacturing at very initial stage. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Some time Warpage Results not matched specially Magnitude (Value) of warpage. However, It is giving a idea about Warpage direction. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Moldflow is a Great Tools for prediction results at very initial stage. Its results l.e. - Filling Results, Air trap & Weld line predictions, Short shot possibility, Pressure details, Sink Marks depth are most helpful results & reflect similar to the actual one. These results can use to optimized Mold Design & Manufacturing at very initial stage. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Air trap, Sink Marks, Short shot, Weld line optimization, Tonnage, Flow Marks concerns can be solved by using Moldflow. Main benefit of Moldflow is that Molding Problem can be solved well in advance by using Moldflow. It is also helpful for Mold Design. ### 2. Moldflow **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 23, 2021 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** analysis and easiness, warpage abalysis, strength **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** time takes a lot, training required, money too **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** training **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** plastic flow, warpage ### 3. Moldflow will smoothing your design process **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Airlines/Aviation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 27, 2021 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Very user-friendly, and tutorials are well documented for reference. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** It is an extremely expansive software and scientific knowledge is needed to being able to use this software. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used it to simulate plastic flows before I physically built the mold for the injection molding process. ### 4. Moldflow, an Important tool for Plastic Parts Simulation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sagar Vishnu P. | Senior Engineer - FEA/Moldflow, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 21, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** 1) we can review the Cad using Moldflow Advisor for DFM 2) We can update the Process Settings parameters for DOE 3) Moldflow Insight 2021 release gives more details insight on Sink Marks for aesthetic looks with the actual Parts 4) Capturation of more complicated features using various meshing techniques 5) Gate Design Flexibility 6) Warpage results are also closed to reality if proper material & cooling channels assigned. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** 1) Volumetric Shrinkage results could be more enhanced as it is not much flexible & closed to reality in my opinion 2) How to decide the correct Injection time using Molding Window need to be discussed. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** The problems which i m solving are mostly homeappliances parts of Refrigerator & Dishwashers Modflow helps in predict 1)analysis of filling pattern, which I observed in Drawer & Cover body of a refrigerator by predicting the correct gate location 2) the Part thickness used by the designer should be used or not in future analysis 3) We have given the suggestion in tooling for the drawer parts (in one Snap) as it is failing in Warpage ### 5. My experience with Moldflow as a Mechanical Design Engineer **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Suman Krishna N. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** User interface, how the software's predictability helps understand potential problems and to address them beforehand, clear cut presentation-style imagery. The accuracy of the software helps us re-assess and make decisions prior to tool modifications. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Though I am still learning, I think the software could be more intuitive to first-timers in helping point out most sought after mold-flow parameters (sinks, voids, peak temperatures etc) as well as provide short footnotes/tips as to how they can be improved. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use Moldflow to design complex parts (made through injection molding) for the ergonomic devices industry on a regular basis. Even if we don't use it directly, we request Moldflow analysis from suppliers and analyze it for improvements. A major benefit as mentioned above is the predictability/accuracy of the software to show potential pitfalls so that we can address it before moving forward with tooling changes. ### 6. Plastic injection molding. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Nathan R. | Project Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2021 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** The ability to visualize the flow of material inside the the mold. Using colors to indicate the more concentrated areas are very useful during the finite element analysis. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** No dislikes. It is a very good software. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Try it. It has everything you need for your molding manufacturing purposes. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Finding what areas are best for material injection. With moldflow I was able to clearly identify the best molding process for plastic components. Was able to deliver detailed reports on the entire process. Even easily created alternate option to the same process describing the pros and cons of each. The ability to visualize the air pockets generated at. ### 7. Moldflow Helps lot for complex design. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Electronics | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 04, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** The Moldflow interface ,which is most friendly with others modelling software's for data exchange. Result Interpretations that can be easily understands by all involve design and manufacturing team with resp.projects. Warpage determination for radial as well as X,Y,Z direction more likely close with actual one. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Mid plane meshing features need to be improved. Assembly handling options are to be added like mask & Unmask for particular component. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** USE IT FOR COMPLEX & ROBUST DESIGN OF ANY PLASTIC COMPONENT FOR FINISHED PRODUCTS WHICH IN FURTHER PROVES BETTER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** All issues related with Parts and Molds like Warpage ,Fill Pattern,Cycle time calculation,Sink Marks,Weldline locations ... ### 8. Review of mould flow on basic conditions and fundamental functions of product **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Kiran B. | Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 02, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Confidence to manufacture a any type of critical mould and most probably we can solve a lot upcoming defects in design stage etc **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Additional cost for tooling and some easy or known products or like products we can manufacture tool directly **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps me to manufacture difect free product most probably and if we want we can use some different ways to feed plastic in the tool. And also it give perfect requirements relating to tool size machine size temperature strengh of the product and possible defects and to eliminate them ### 9. Moldflow Analysis Review **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Orlando G. | Mechanical design engineer , Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Intuitive and visual, is quite easy show the results to the customers even with a low technical knowledge **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** I miss some helps that coukd be useful , as example to create a 3D model with the max deformation of piece **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Problems about pressure in the mold and welding lines in visible surfaces ### 10. Experience of an amateur user **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ricardo L. | Mold Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** The way and configuration to export the results, including the possibility to use the Moldflow communicator **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** The "manual" configuration of the cooling systems. Its very difficult to import the real cooling channels **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Its better to simplify the 3D part in order to accelerate the calculation. You will need information about the process (machine and ohter parameters) to get better a feasible results. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** It avoids us to see injection problems before we produce the mold ### 11. Beginners experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Electronics | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** The analysis results are accurate and help in understanding of the flow of plastics which is something new. Along with all this the interface is pretty direct and once doesn't need much guidance understanding the software **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** While working with undercuts sometimes the software takes too much time which I think natural although sometimes it could be very irritating. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Watch videos first rest all is pretty simple **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was working on snaps and with the help mold flow I was able to reduce the number of iterations to achieve the best possible result ### 12. Mold flow analysis **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Lokesh P. | Manager, Materials Technology (Polymers), Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** 1) Able to understand if recommended material grade will fill properly. 2) Understand part shrinkage and weldlines **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** 1) Warpage analysis is still not up to the mark and most of times leads to wrong interpretation **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** 1) Understand material shrinkage and fill analysis. 2) Optimization of gates 3) Comparison of several materials in terms of flow ### 13. Very useful when it comes to development time and cost. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Gokul K. | Senior Mechanical Designer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 27, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Moldflow helps us to design a part which is almost perfect. And most of the times, no rework is needed. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** As a basic user, I don't find much problems. I just read sand analyse the results with the experts. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** The biggest benefit is saving time. A part is almost perfect when it's developed. ### 14. Best software for plastics flow simulation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Arvind A. | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** It advisor provides the valuable feedback for the part and gate location **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Nothing to dislike. It's UI is user friendly. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** It has maximum nos of plastics material database. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have used molding for to determine the any part manufacturing and moldablity failure. And identify and rectify the cause. ### 15. Great tool for injection molding simulation **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** I liked the moldflow user interface because its super easy to operate and I can perform the simulation works smoothly. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** To name one thing, I would say the speed of simulation. It may be improved. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Great tool if you are looking for a simulation software for injection molding purposes **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using moldflow to predict the processing parameters like pressure and temperature in injection molding process beforehand to save considerable amount of time and energy ### 16. This is the most complete and objective software **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** simulation of flow filling and the position precision of the welding lines. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** I believe that it can improve the time division of the animation, sometimes it is a little difficult to stop in certain quarters. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is possible to provision the injection pressure, although it is not accurate to give an approximate idea. the welding lines in cosmetic parts help us in the development to align with the customer or seek other means optimizing without engineering changes in the tooling. ### 17. Moldflow Insight 2020 **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** filling pattern , prediction of sink mark weld line location are very accurate **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** need to work on midplane meshing capabilities and accuracy of warpage **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Just go for it , most reliable plastic molding software accepted by global techies . **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** surface defeats ### 18. Moldflow analysis used for my project in bike mirror panel **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Plastics | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 23, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** The various processes that could be analysed. Input based accurate solution. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** I am not sure there are things to be disliked unless you are inefficient or input is wrong. Honestly I cannot dislike anything on this. **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Advisable to used this , having experienced reasonable outcomes from my input I find it to be quite satisfactory. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Hot spots in the mold was found and the injection point was changed. So i was able to find the weaker spots in design. ### 19. It give me best results for my project and its more accurate than my manual calculation. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mujahid I. | Design Engineer - piping & outfitting, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** User friendly and results accuracy with graphics **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Should accept more format of models and requires more machine data and fluid property **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I was designing whole mold and from results i have got saved initial setting time and cost of machine. ### 20. flexibility to look after all the real time issues and helps in applying exact boundary conditions **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Veera Babu R. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Can get results as per the real-time norms **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** 99% results are cool.remaining 1% little bit different come to real time **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Multi cavity molds , helps in locating gate and other asthenic defects ### 21. Moldflow is good tool to short out plastic parts component. It can save time and cost of component. **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** It shows warpage and cause of warpage so we can find out solution. **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Meshing of moldlow mostly dual domain mesh, which have no flow pattern because of RP and MP ratioo **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Moldflow is oldest and great tool to analysis part .results and accuracy of data is highly reliable than other tools in market **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** We analyzing: Sink marks Thickness variation is good tool Warpage Filling pattern ### 22. moldflow adviser based review **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jashwanth M. | Associate Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 02, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Gate location finder and part fill checks **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Fill pressure accuracy is Missing by a longshot **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Moldflow adviser is optimum for beginners in the field **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Gate location and fill pressure Optimum fill pressure is not accurate with what is obtained practically ### 23. Pleasant experience, however needs growth **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ghanem M. | Application Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 24, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** I like the quick feedback from the software, and the accurate simulation **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** I dislike the unorganized user interface **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Study the program well, watch plenty of videos to start using the software gracefully **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** I use moldflow to help design molds for injection molding ### 24. amazing software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 02, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** easy for use , fast results , good for all moulds **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** nothing , the software is very good for mold designers **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** best software for mould **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** it is very good foe plastic products and simulation ### 25. Early risk assessment **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Good tool to assess risks early at early stages of design- product works better **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** number of iteration to get required output is not really a negetive. **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** finding correct gate location based on part application ### 26. More than 10 years for injection mold and Moldflow **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** We can know the molding problem before mold making **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Mesh, need to improve every time and there are long calculations **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** No any problem, I can know the problem and can solve them first before mold design and making ### 27. Moldflow Meet The Requirement for Mold Designer, Plastic Product Designer and Molding Processors **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 02, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Molding Window, Warpage Analysis, Shrinkage Analysis, DOE **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Availability of Polymer database of local region **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Very Good Tool for decision making **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Optimization of Molding Process Parameters and Optimization of Plastic Injection Molded Parts ### 28. Moldflow really helped me to save bucks for my company by reducing number of trials **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Automotive | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2020 **What do you like best about Moldflow?** Makes Simulations almost near to actuals , Helps in predicting the flaws in advance in a design . **What do you dislike about Moldflow?** Analysis Run time in 3D & No standard feed systems in the Autodesk Moldflow library having the same would reduce the time in study file preparation the goes it . **Recommendations to others considering Moldflow:** Great product by Moldflow Just Experience it !! **What problems is Moldflow solving and how is that benefiting you?** Part Aesthetics Sink mark , Weld lines . Part filling Issues. Shifting / Eliminating the weld lines as per part requirements. Trials required to Mold part as per customer expectations. 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