AutoForm Testimonials

With more than 40 OEMs and over 350 suppliers as customers, AutoForm is recognized as a key strategic partner to the automotive and sheet metal forming industries. Customers rely on AutoForm to deliver innovative technology that produces real improvements in cost, quality and time.

AutoForm enables users to improve planning reliability, reduce die tryout and optimize material usage, resulting in robust part, tool and process designs. In addition, AutoForm software reduces press downtime and scrap/reject rates in production.
 

Volvo Cars Body Components, Sweden:
     Using AutoForm Software for Simulation and Final Validation

Mr. Anders Skogsgårdh, Manager of Engineering and Simulation at Volvo Cars Body Components in Sweden: “From 2000, with big changes in our workload and multiple projects on hand, we made the decision to just use AutoForm software for sheet metal forming." ... "Some car manufacturers distinguish between simulation and final validation and they like to have two or three different software codes for final validation but we only use AutoForm.” commented Mr. Kristoffer Trana, Senior Forming Analysis Engineer.
Source: International Sheet Metal Review, May/June 2006
 

MAN Commercial Vehicles, Germany:
     Single Simulation System for All Parts

Mr. Bernd Güntzel, Head of Production at MAN Commercial Vehicles in Gustavsburg: “An important criterion for our decision was to purchase a single simulation system which can be used both for frames and stamped body parts, i.e., both for thin and thick sheets. This requires a high level of precision in the simulation. AutoForm software ensures the manufacturability of formed parts already during process layout, and reduces tooling tryout costs.”
Source: Automotive Products Finder, January 2006
 

Franke Küchentechnik AG, Switzerland:
     Increasing Production Quality of Kitchen Sinks

Mr. Christian Bomatter, Development Manager at Franke Küchentechnik: “AutoForm-OneStep is used for all of our new deep-drawn and stamped parts, for the optimization and reengineering of existing parts, as well as for feasibility studies based on FEM assessments. Simulation has become an integral part of our work, and it is now deeply anchored in our quality procedures. ... The software allows us to optimize the parts prior to their production, which saves us both time and money.”
Source: BLECH 5/2005, September 2005
 

Ford, Germany:
     Part Feasibility During Pre-Program-Phase

Mr. Christian J. Pomberg, Supervisor Forward Planning & Vehicle Line Interface Stamping Engineering at Ford: “... With AutoForm software solutions we are able to determine at an early stage the feasibility of the stampings taking into account quality criteria, design goals and state-of-the-art materials. ... We are very satisfied with the AutoForm software modules. They address our manufacturing issues and deliver fast and reliable answers.” 
Source: BLECH 1/2005, April 2005
 

Christy Industries, USA:
     Die Design and Validation Software: Seeing is Believing

Mr. Ritch Judkins, General Manager, Christy Industries (COSMA Group), USA: "Today, thanks to the speed, accuracy and transparency of the design and simulation software, we can be much more aggressive in tackling material utilization, designing shallow binders and eliminating unnecessary beads, all of the things that waste material. We often redesign dies for customers and shave several inches of stock per coil, savings which more than pay for new draw dies. Over the life of a four- or five-year program, optimized and redesigned dies can save millions of dollars on material for just one part.”
Source: MetalForming Magazine, May 2004
 

Ayala Troqueles, Spain:
     Reducing Tool Development Time

Mr. Juan Pedro Saiz, Technical Director of Ayala Troqueles y Utillajes, S.A.: “Thanks to AutoForm-DieDesigner we have reduced tool development time by 40%. The combination of AutoForm-DieDesigner and AutoForm-Incremental is a great tool that let us work on a large number of different projects in a short period of time.”
Source: IMHE, Junio 2004