IFORM
IFORM has been designed to simulate the forming
process of round glass containers from gob delivery through parison formation, invert and
final blow until mould open. The types of forming process modelled include; BB, PB and
NNPB.
ISTRESS
ISTRESS analyses the integrity of containers
subjected to head loads and internal pressure loads. Assessment of a container’s
integrity can be made by comparing the predicted results against experimentally determined
failure stress curves.
Accompanying the ISTRESS package is a Damage
Assessment manual which guides the user through the interpretation of the ISTRESS results
and describes how the user may set up their own failure stress indicators.
IDYNE
IDYNE analyses the integrity of containers
subjected to impact loads for example filling line collisions, drop loads and AGR hammer
tests.
MOULDS
MOULDS may be used to predict the thermal
conditions of both Blank and Mould side for blow blow (BB), press and blow (PB) and narrow
neck press and blow (NNPB) processes.
The mould set up is fully three dimensional, and
can handle both round and non-round containers. Hole patterns may be defined for both
vertical and central cooling, with central cooling patterns defined individually for top
and bottom sections.
