AutoForm News

 
October 22, 2007:
Innovative Features of EasyBlank – New Software Release

AutoForm Engineering GmbH, the leading supplier of software solutions for sheet metal forming industry, has announced a new release of EasyBlank. The new release of EasyBlank includes new innovative features that provide the industry’s most cost-effective nesting layout solution, designed to minimize material usage.

EasyBlank can now easily and quickly optimize even more material usage by controlling and adjusting blank shape overlap. The expansion of the developed part – defined in order to take the addendum into account – can be significantly optimized by intentionally allowing local nesting overlaps, in order to minimize material costs. The impact of the optimized nesting can immediately be viewed (in 2D and 3D) and is fully validated.

Optimization of material usage by adjusting blank shape overlap

Simulation set-up and calculations are accomplished in just minutes, allowing the user to carry out and assess several alternative nestings. Based on these assessments, the user can estimate if material usage optimization influences the main functionality of the part.

In addition, the blank outline data (the IGES file) is now calculated maintaining the original part position. It allows the users to continue to work in their environment starting again directly from the original part position, reducing further engineering time and costs.

Dr. Markus Thomma, AutoForm’s Director of Marketing stated: “We are carefully following the latest industry challenges and requirements of our customers. Cost reduction is an imperative, at every stage of product development. This release of EasyBlank, with its new innovative features, further enhances the industry’s most cost-effective nesting layout software solution.”

Press Release [pdf - 80 KB], Image

Contact:
Dr. Markus Thomma
Director of Marketing
AutoForm Engineering GmbH
Technoparkstrasse 1
CH-8005 Zurich
Switzerland