AutoForm-BlankDesigner
Software for
Rapid Design of Cost-Optimized Blanks
AutoForm offers a complete, integrated software solution for the
sheet metal forming industry.
It's range of application comprises specialized modules for each
phase of the product development – from product
concept to final production tooling.
The AutoForm-BlankDesigner software module helps to reduce material
costs at every stage of the product development cycle, from product
concept to final production tooling, and provides the following
benefits:
 |
Early cost analysis
during product development
AutoForm-BlankDesigner determines the blank outline in seconds, requiring
as input only the part CAD surface data.
|
|
Minimization of material usage
during the die design phase
Die face engineers and tool designers also benefit from using AutoForm-BlankDesigner.
They can rapidly calculate the required developed blank or the smallest
sheared blank for die concepts that have been generated with AutoForm-DieDesigner.
|
|
Determination of cost-optimized
sheared (trapezoidal) blanks. AutoForm-BlankDesigner determines
the smallest sheared blank that can accommodate (embed) the
developed blank outline.
|
|
Minimization of coil costs during
the process design phase
Developed blanks established with AutoForm-BlankDesigner
can be processed directly by AutoForm-Nest which calculates
the best nested layout.
|
AutoForm-BlankDesigner’s main features for the design of
cost-optimized blanks include:
|
Calculation of developed blanks
in seconds |
|
Sweep blanks |
|
Concurrent handling of several
blank layouts |
|
NEW!
Semi-automatic / manual result manipulation |
|
NEW!
Consideration of pierced blanks |
|
Parametric link to all AutoForm
software modules |
|
Graphical display of material
cost table |
|
