Williams Tooling, Dorr MI, is a regular client who use StampingSimulation.com’s SimulateLite service to simulate their solid tool designs prior to commencing tooling fabrication.
The Virtual Tryout service means the metal forming process is previewed before any hard tooling is made, meaning problems such as wrinkles and splits can be found and counter measured before any steel is cut.
Jeremy Dutkiewicz, Tool designer comments, "since incorporating sheet metal forming simulation into our company, we have seen a significant reduction in time spent in tool tryouts, often avoiding time consuming changes by getting a good result at first tryout".
The predicted splits were countermeasured by adjusting the DRAW form shape in the localized problem area and allowing it to be re-struck in the 2nd Form. Using forming simulation, it was shown that this was a successful countermeasure.
Sheet metal Simulation technology is common in large OEM companies in the industry but now the same AutoForm technology can be accessed by even the smallest toolmaker via StampingSimulation.com’s online services, delivering the same engineering services found in Tier 1 and OEM suppliers. In this case study, SimulateLite was used to find and countermeasure a splitting problem that may have otherwise only appeared at first tryout, after which costly tooling changes would have been required to rectify the problem. In addition, stretch carrier shape and design was refined as part of the simulation service.
About Stamping Simulation.com
StampingSimulation.com is a world wide team of specialist stamping simulation and sheet metal stamping engineers. With resources across three continents (North America, Europe and Australisia) we are uniquely placed to offer fast turn around times on all structural simulation, hydro forming simulations, ANSYS simulations and sheet metal stamping simulations.
Using the power of the AutoForm suite of software the StampingSimulation.com team can help tool and die manufacturers and designers with spring back, forming forces and help develop blank shapes accurately.
About AutoForm
AutoForm offers software solutions for the die-making and sheet metal forming industries, and is recognized by the Top 20 automobile producers and their customers, as the number one provider of software for product form ability, die face design and virtual tryouts to the global automotive industry.
The use of AutoForm software improves reliability in planning, reduces the number of die tryouts and tryout time, and results in higher quality part and tool designs that can be produced with maximum confidence. In addition, press downtime and reject rates in production are substantially reduced.
The Virtual Tryout service means the metal forming process is previewed before any hard tooling is made, meaning problems such as wrinkles and splits can be found and counter measured before any steel is cut.
Jeremy Dutkiewicz, Tool designer comments, "since incorporating sheet metal forming simulation into our company, we have seen a significant reduction in time spent in tool tryouts, often avoiding time consuming changes by getting a good result at first tryout".
The predicted splits were countermeasured by adjusting the DRAW form shape in the localized problem area and allowing it to be re-struck in the 2nd Form. Using forming simulation, it was shown that this was a successful countermeasure.
Sheet metal Simulation technology is common in large OEM companies in the industry but now the same AutoForm technology can be accessed by even the smallest toolmaker via StampingSimulation.com’s online services, delivering the same engineering services found in Tier 1 and OEM suppliers. In this case study, SimulateLite was used to find and countermeasure a splitting problem that may have otherwise only appeared at first tryout, after which costly tooling changes would have been required to rectify the problem. In addition, stretch carrier shape and design was refined as part of the simulation service.
About Stamping Simulation.com
StampingSimulation.com is a world wide team of specialist stamping simulation and sheet metal stamping engineers. With resources across three continents (North America, Europe and Australisia) we are uniquely placed to offer fast turn around times on all structural simulation, hydro forming simulations, ANSYS simulations and sheet metal stamping simulations.
Using the power of the AutoForm suite of software the StampingSimulation.com team can help tool and die manufacturers and designers with spring back, forming forces and help develop blank shapes accurately.
About AutoForm
AutoForm offers software solutions for the die-making and sheet metal forming industries, and is recognized by the Top 20 automobile producers and their customers, as the number one provider of software for product form ability, die face design and virtual tryouts to the global automotive industry.
The use of AutoForm software improves reliability in planning, reduces the number of die tryouts and tryout time, and results in higher quality part and tool designs that can be produced with maximum confidence. In addition, press downtime and reject rates in production are substantially reduced.
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