AutoForm Feasibility Solution
Software Solution for
Real-Time Part Manufacturability
A highly competitive market imposes continuously increasing demands
on the product: styling, initial quality and reliable long term
performance are required. Development and manufacturing costs,
as well as total time-to-market have to be minimized in order to
reach profitability. A new challenge is to develop and design products
and manufacturing processes “just right the first time”.
The AutoForm Feasibility Solution is used to ensure the manufacturability
of stamped parts from early on in the part design cycle, in order
to reduce development time and costs. Applied from early on in
the part design cycle, it has been proven to deliver significant
benefits in terms of robust part manufacturability and performance,
as well as reduced manufacturing costs. This solution is attractive
for the concept, styling, product design and production planning
departments because:
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Early formability checks eliminate
costly and late changes of part design |
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Rapid evaluation of multiple
concepts leads to an optimized process layout |
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Provides absolutely the fastest
and most reliable solution for feasibility evaluations |
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Provides a highly intuitive
workflow for part and process designers |
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Improves results of other CAE
analyses |
The main features of the AutoForm Feasibility Solution include:
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Direct import and rich-editing
of CAD geometry |
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Designed to work with unfinished
/ partial CAD data |
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Initial part-based formability
check and blank estimation |
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Rapid process layout and creation
of die face geometry |
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Mapping of simulation results
to other CAE tools |
Application Examples:
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