“…In many cases, the outcome of the injection molding process is difficult to predict and the definition of the most suitable parameters is obtained empirically. Nowadays, computer-aided engineering (CAE) software can be used to assist the plastics industry, to reduce the costs and the cycle time and improving the product quality [1,2] by assisting in two of the production phases: i) Simulating the plastic product: In CAE, defects in the plastic parts, such as, welding lines and shrinkage, can be simulated [3] . CAE can also be used to detect critical regions with heat accumulation, sink marks, residual stress built-up and product warpage [4,5] .…”