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Engineering analysis tools, software, and technical resources for advanced engineering applications.

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Flow 2000 (extrusion)
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Plexpert V4 (injection molding)
Rem3D (injection molding & extrusion)
T-Sim (thermoforming)
TForm3 (blow molding & thermoforming)
TMConcept (injection molding)
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