{"id":3826,"date":"2016-01-13T18:28:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T00:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=3826"},"modified":"2018-02-09T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:10:29","slug":"pe-solving-part-and-mold-manufacturing-design-issues-with-solidworks-plastics-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/3826\/pe-solving-part-and-mold-manufacturing-design-issues-with-solidworks-plastics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving Part and Mold Manufacturing Design issues with SOLIDWORKS Plastics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2015\/08\/dassault.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"377\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dassault.png 377w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/dassault-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/profile#emailpreferences\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4917 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2016\/04\/button.png\" alt=\"button\" width=\"418\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button.png 418w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/button-300x26.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 418px) 100vw, 418px\" \/><\/a>Recorded Wednesday, February 24\u00a0at 11AM EST &#8211; Presented by\u00a0SOLIDWORKS Plastics<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The challenge in plastics part production is determining how your part or mold design impacts manufacturing and how manufacturing will impact your design, and then communicating that information early and often throughout the design-to-manufacturing process. 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