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

January 2007

May 2004

2001

1997

1991

1969

1976

Continued Investment in Full Product Lifecycle Management

MRO

PLM Solutions

AUTOMATION

COMPUTING CORPORATION

UNITED

Sourcing

Open
Digital Mfg
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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

Integrated &
Managed
Tooling Design
Process

Manage and reduce costs

Control overall design and manufacturing process
Eliminate errors (human and design)
Work with multiple data formats

Time

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

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

Machining

Product
Design

Parting &
Lay-out

Electrode
Design
Change
management

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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

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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

Global Technical
Access Center

Help Documents
NX

Training Solutions

Via WWW or Phone

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Benefits of NX Mold Design

Processes and Workflows

Automated
Repeatable
Configurable
Can be multi-disciplined

Electrode
Designer

NC Programmer
Manufacturing
Engineer

Tool Designer

Easy to use
Increase Productivity

When coupled with NX CAD and NX

CAM, NX Mold Design offers a truly
complete end-to-end, unified solution.

Part Designer

Supply Chain

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Questions?
Thanks for your
attention!
Please visit

www.siemens.com/plm

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