When working with Carlson, our engineering department acts as an extension of your team, every step of the way. We use the latest engineering software, support all standard data exchange formats and employ a concurrent engineering and manufacturing approach, machining directly from full, parametric 3-D designs to ensure the greatest level of accuracy and efficiency.
Whether starting from a concept, napkin sketch or existing product, Carlson’s talented engineers speed up the product development process. Our services include complex solid modeling, conversion of large data sets, CAE analyses such as FEA and plastic part mold flow simulations—all supported by years of application experience.
Our in-house design team can identify problems and provide solutions before tooling is even manufactured. Draw from their diverse breadth of experience and knowledge depth relevant to your tooling technology.
Our high-speed coordinate measuring machines (CMM) are capable of measuring a variety of components and assemblies, both large and small. Measurement strategies include both tactile and non-contact scanning in the form of touch trigger probing and laser scanning. Scan data is used to create 3D CAD models for use in design and development activities.
We use molding process simulation during the mold design phase to identify potential problems and solutions for our customers. This service assists with important design decisions by quantifying the interplay between gating, sheer heating, flow patterns, gas traps, unusual shrinkage, weld lines, cooling profile, pressure profiles, cycle time, and other useful parameters.
A plastic injection mold is the combination of a heat transfer device, a locking mechanism, and a pressure vessel. These interrelated functions are necessary to produce the exact shape of the desired plastic product. The three functions must also be well understood if the mold is to perform well for many cycles over many years. Our engineering analysis tools are used to identify stress, strain, metal fatigue life, heat transfer rates, cooling efficiency, and wear items. We resolve these potential problems for you.
Carlson was instrumental in every step, from design to development to SLA models where we needed about 10 samples for our sales reps and for display at a show. They did all the preliminary CAD work, they helped us with design from the very start.”
