Support for Crastin PBT and Rynite PET materials is promised for a later date. The name stands for computer-aided moulding diagnostics and optimisation. It is an interactive injection moulding guide and an engineering and productivity tool, or as we shall see, lots of tools. The fundamentals of Camdo 2000 have been around for some time in the form of in-house software for the exclusive use of DuPont's technical service personnel. DuPont went public with Camdo 2000 at the recent NPE 2000 plastics exhibition in Chicago and the program is now available to all corners.
Pictures get the point across There are two points to clear up first.
The calculations and recommendations are based on this information so they may not be accurate for broadly equivalent materials from other suppliers. The answer is that you should not. Camdo 2000 has been designed specifically for semi-crystalline thermoplastics and, as our sidebar shows, there are fundamental differences compared to amorphous thermoplastics. Once you have made the choice, you are into the menus and can go where you like. This is what you would do if you just wanted to identify a defect or consult a specific piece of information.