The Moldflow Design Principles are a set of rules that influence the design of a part and tools to optimize the filling of a part. When these principles are followed, higher quality parts and faster cycle times are the result. Not following these plastics design principles leads to problematic designs.

These plastics design principles include:

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Jay Shoemaker has held several positions within Moldflow, including Design Engineer, Customer Services Engineer, and Senior Technical Instructor and Designer, his current role. Jay's primary responsibility is to develop technical training material and deliver training classes for Moldflow Plastics Insight (MPI) products. Learn more.

Moldflow Plastics Design Guide
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Moldflow Design Guide:
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