[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":104},["ShallowReactive",2],{"3tYyFT9RlEGp3AGt4YabAoJqcboFLTCy5aKbhpo7Lm8":3,"article_introducing-solidworks-plastics_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":102,"_apollo:identified":103},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","introducing-solidworks-plastics","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":101},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":49,"products":58,"disciplines":72,"seo":90,"__typename":100},"cG9zdDo0MjA2Ng==","Introducing SolidWorks Plastics","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fintroducing-solidworks-plastics","\u003Cp>Take a minute and look inside your refrigerator. Have you ever wondered…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-1.png.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-1-150x150.png.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-1.png.webp 330w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-1-300x209.png.webp 300w","(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>Take a minute and look inside your refrigerator. Have you ever wondered how the crisper bins were created? Let’s try another appliance. Have you ever thought about how the knobs on your washer or dryer were created? These items make our every day lives much easier, and they are produced using plastics injection molding—a complicated and often costly manufacturing method used for items we use every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Approximately 80% of plastic parts are manufactured by the injection molding process, and yesterday, SolidWorks announced the availability of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fplastics-injection-molding.htm?scid=sm_bl_plastics\" target=\"_self\">SolidWorks Plastics\u003C\u002Fa>, software that will help users predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of part and mold design. From the automotive industry to life sciences, any company that relies on the injection molding process to bring a product to market can now use \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fplastics-injection-molding.htm?scid=sm_bl_plastics\" target=\"_self\">SolidWorks Plastics\u003C\u002Fa> to cut manufacturing costs and speed time to market.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-800wi.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42068\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-800wi.png.webp 330w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20168e9984509970c-800wi-300x209.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>There are two different products available. For plastics part designers, SolidWorks Plastics Professional enables  you to optimize parts for manufacturability in the early stages of  design. Easy to learn and use, SolidWorks Plastics Professional is fully  embedded within the SolidWorks CAD environment so you can analyze and  modify designs at the same time you optimize for form, fit, and  function.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>SolidWorks Plastics Premium gives anyone who designs or builds injection  molds an accurate, easy-to-use way to optimize them. You can quickly  create and analyze single-cavity, multi-cavity, and family mold layouts,  including sprues, runners, and gates. 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