New Software is Positioned to Revolutionize Plastic Parts, Injection Mold Design and Manufacturing

May 7, 2012 - PRLog -- Alignex, the Midwest leader in manufacturing innovation, is adding to its robust line of design and manufacturing solutions with the introduction of SolidWorks® Plastics, an easy-to-use software that enables users to avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of plastics part and injection mold design. The product is positioned to transform industry standards and save users both money and time.

The new software runs fully inside of SolidWorks and provide part designers and mold makers with intuitive workflows that maximize manufacturability. Making changes during the initial stages of development is critical to reducing (or eliminating) extended modification processes and ultimately improves part quality. By providing valuable feedback on how changes to part geometry, mold design, material selection or processing conditions will impact manufacturing capabilities, Solidworks® Plastics gives the end user more control over the process and the creates a greater probability for positive results.

"SolidWorks® Plastics 2012 helps companies that design plastic parts or injection molds predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of design, eliminating costly rework, improving quality, and accelerating time to market. Fully integrated with SolidWorks CAD, this easy-to-use software helps part designers, mold designers, and mold makers optimize designs for manufacturability without leaving their familiar 3D modeling environment,” says SolidWorks representative.

SolidWorks Plastics will be offered in two packages – SolidWorks Plastics Professional for part designers, and SolidWorks Plastics Premium for mold designers and mold makers. The SolidWorks® Plastics products are based on technology from SIMPOE SAS (SIMPOE), one of the leading providers of plastics injection molding simulation software. As a SolidWorks Gold Partner, SIMPOE currently provides fully integrated, fully interoperable, “single window” functionality for SolidWorks®. The new solutions products build on the previous relationship and will be offered under the SolidWorks brand.

SolidWorks Plastics 2012 will be released in North America in April with other regions following later this year. For more information on SolidWorks® Plastics, please visit: http://www.alignex.com/solidworks-plastics or call 1-866-378-6829.

About Alignex
Alignex opened for business in 1988 as CAD/CAM Engineering Systems (CCES), a group of designers and engineers with a primary focus of providing CAD/CAM software to regional companies that lacked design software in-house. In 2003, CCES underwent a name change to better reflect our core competencies. Alignex Inc., "experts in aligning technology," was branded as a proactive, services-oriented design technology consulting team. Today Alignex has grown into the premier provider of consulting services, training, and design software to the mechanical engineering industries. With over a 20 year history, they are committed to maintaining the quality of service they are known for, and continuing to grow. Alignex headquarters is located in Minneapolis (Edina) Minnesota at 7200 Metro Blvd, 55439 with additional sales, training, and technical support offices in Des Moines, IA, Davenport, IA, Fargo, ND, Eau Claire WI,  Wausau, WI, and now Omaha, NE, and Denver, CO. For more information contact Alignex at 1-866-378-6801, visit online at http://www.alignex.com , or email at info@alignex.com.