Abstract
Manufacturing process of rubber parts have to take into consideration a set of parameters of production to accomplish the requirements of the quality standards, especially in the automotive industry. Starting from input data obtained from different rubber parts production process, this paper presents results and conclusion obtained with simulation software and specific application based on numerical methods, compared with measurements obtained in industrial process. Benefits of 3D simulations lead to important product development cycle time reduction, radical manufacturing cost reduction and possibility to optimize cycle times and product quality. Keywords: rubber injection process; Finite Element Analysis; numerical methods