Moldflow
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Moldflow Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Autodesk, Inc.
that produces high-end plastic injection molding
computer-aided engineering
software. Moldflow was founded in Melbourne
, Australia as Moldflow Pty. Ltd. in 1978 by Colin Austin. Moldflow Corporation is now headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts
.
Moldflow Corporation's two core products are Moldflow Plastics Insight and Moldflow Plastics Advisers. In addition, Moldflow Corporation also produces Moldflow Design Link, Moldflow CAD Doctor, Moldflow Magics STL Expert, and Moldflow Structural Alliance that serve as connectivity tools for other CAD and CAE software. They also have a free results viewer, Moldflow Communicator.
Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...
that produces high-end plastic injection molding
Injection molding
Injection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts from both thermoplastic and thermosetting plastic materials. Material is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and forced into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens to the configuration of the cavity...
computer-aided engineering
Computer-aided engineering
Computer-aided engineering is the broad usage of computer software to aid in engineering tasks. It includes computer-aided design , computer-aided analysis , computer-integrated manufacturing , computer-aided manufacturing , material requirements planning , and computer-aided planning .- Overview...
software. Moldflow was founded in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia as Moldflow Pty. Ltd. in 1978 by Colin Austin. Moldflow Corporation is now headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham is a New England town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 68,318 as of the United States 2010 Census. -History:...
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