Moldflow Launches Knowledge Zone on plasticszone.com; E-Commerce Web Site Provides Plastics Industry Knowledge Source

Business Wire, Nov 16, 2000

Business Editors, High Tech Writers

WAYLAND, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000

Moldflow Corporation (Nasdaq:MFLO), a world leader in process-wide solutions for optimizing the design and manufacture of plastic products, announces the immediate availability of the latest Zone on the www.plasticszone.com site -- Knowledge Zone.

This latest addition to plasticszone.com provides information on the many stages of developing plastic parts -- from conceptual design to component manufacturing and trouble shooting. The site also includes valuable information on specialized plastics processing techniques such as gas assisted injection molding, co-injection molding, thermoforming, reactive molding, and other processes.

Knowledge Zone provides more than online information; supplying online evaluation tools and interactively answering commonly asked questions about part manufacturability. Users can search for the most appropriate material for their plastic parts, by comparing different materials from various suppliers, followed by the use of evaluation tools to guide them through design-to-manufacturing advice.

A wizard directs users to the right locations on the web site to quickly obtain information related to such design and manufacturing issues as design strategies, molding problems and process control. Knowledge Zone also provides data related to trouble shooting, optimizing gate designs, reducing part costs, and improving overall design for manufacturing that caters to design and process engineers, manufacturers and molders.

"Today's plastics professionals need an Internet-based, interactive knowledge source and productivity tools that they can use immediately," says Ken Welch, Moldflow's vice president of marketing. "The launching of Knowledge Zone fills a need in the market and furthers our commitment to provide the tools that help manufacturers maintain their competitive edge."

Knowledge Zone can be accessed immediately via www.plasticszone.com -- our e-business and productivity site for professionals working with injection molded plastics. In addition to Knowledge Zone, plasticszone.com hosts an array of other Zones, such as the Simulation Zone, where you can run iMPA(TM), the Internet-enabled version of Moldflow's award winning Moldflow Part Adviser(TM) product. On plasticszone.com, you will also find the Materials Zone which offers the ability to search the Moldflow materials database as well as order a material test; the Consulting Zone where you can submit a model for analysis by a Moldflow consultant; and the Events Zone where you can sign up for seminars, events and Moldflow training.

About Moldflow

Moldflow (Nasdaq:MFLO) is a world leader in plastic simulation software used by designers and manufacturers to produce optimal plastic parts. Companies in the automotive, aerospace, computer, consumer goods, and medical industries have incorporated Moldflow's easy to use, predictive applications throughout all phases of the injection molded plastic part design to manufacture processes to reduce product costs, accelerate time-to-market and optimize plastic part production. The company has employees worldwide and maintains its corporate headquarters in Wayland, MA. The company also has research and development facilities in Australia, Europe and the US and direct sales and marketing offices throughout the US, Europe and the Pacific Rim. For more information about Moldflow and its products and services visit our web sites, www.plasticszone.com and www.moldflow.com or call 508-358-5848; fax: 508-358-5868.

Note to editors: Moldflow, iMPA, Moldflow Part Adviser, plasticszone and www.plasticszone.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of Moldflow Corporation or its subsidiaries worldwide. All other trademarks are properties of their respective holders.