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Arena-flow by CPFD

Simulate the Blowing/Shooting and Curing of Sand Cores and Molds

Arena-flow by CPFD is custom foundry software that simulates the blowing/shooting and curing of sand cores and molds. It is trusted by OEMs, foundries, core shops, tooling providers, and equipment suppliers to to complement metal flow and solidification software, resulting in optimized processes and cores that are right the first time. Arena-flow replaces trial-and-error with virtual testing to capture, retain, and disseminate core making knowledge, understand and eliminate core and core-quality-related casting scrap, optimize cycle times, minimize dosage, increase uptime, extend tool life, reduce energy requirements, and ultimately cut costs.

Why Arena-flow?

Tooling That's Right the First Time

Replace trial-and-error with virtual testing to eliminate scrap, increase uptime, extend tool life, and minimize cycle times, dosage, energy use, and costs.

Timesaving, Easy to Use Interface

Quickly set up simulation models with an intuitive, application-specific user interface and post-process with ease using Tecplot for Arena-flow.

World-Class Support

APA usage includes full access to CPFD software’s vast support resources including live assistance from their world-renowned software and foundry support teams.

Key Features

Custom Built for Sand Cores and Molds

Arena-flow is purpose-built for sand cores and molds, not an add-on to metal flow and solidification software or general purpose CFD.

Discrete Sand Properties

Simulates the full particle size distribution and other discrete properties for each particle species (sand, mixtures, additives, manufactured materials, etc.).

Air-Driven Sand Motion

Multi-phase physics formulation captures air dragging sand and sand impacting air flow.

Process-Specific Modules

Simplified yet customizable interfaces to simulate cold-box, shell, inorganics, green sand, and other coremaking processes.

Powerful and Extensible Post-Processing

Includes Tecplot for Arena-flow post-processing with predefined process-specific views, detailed analysis tools, and customizable layouts for design comparison.

Award-Winning Technology

Use the technology that won the American Foundry Society’s Howard F. Taylor and Applied Research awards and Best Paper from the World Foundry Organization.

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