PROBLEMS WE SOLVE · WARPAGE
Your parts warp. Let’s find out why before the next correction loop.
The part comes off the press flat enough, then bends, twists or bows as it cools. Dimensions drift out of tolerance, assemblies don’t fit, and your customer starts asking questions. Changing the process on a hunch often moves the problem instead of fixing it.
Typical causes
Uneven cooling: one mold half or one area of the part runs hotter, so it shrinks later and pulls the part out of shape.
Fiber orientation: in glass-filled materials, fibers align with the flow and make shrinkage different along and across the flow.
Wall thickness changes: thick and thin areas shrink by different amounts.
Gate position and packing: areas far from the gate get less packing pressure and shrink more.
Material and process settings: melt and mold temperature, packing time and pressure all change how much and where the part shrinks.
How we find it
We simulate filling, packing, cooling and warpage of your part with your material and your machine. The result shows how much the part deforms and which cause drives it: cooling, orientation or differential shrinkage. We then compare options side by side and recommend the one that fixes it with the least change to the tool.
BEFORE STEEL IS CUT
Fix the design and the cooling while changes are cheap.
ON A RUNNING TOOL
Find the root cause and get process changes you can test on the press.
THE RIGHT SERVICE
Warpage & Quality Optimization for new tools, or Troubleshooting for Running Tools in production.
DELIVERY
Standard: 2 weeks
Express: 1 week*
Express Plus: 48 hours*
* Express and Express Plus are available for set-up customers only.
Parts warping right now?
Tell us about the part and how it warps. We’ll set up a 20-minute call.