AutoForm’s software solutions form a comprehensive platform for the engineering, evaluation and improvement of the sheet metal forming and BiW assembly processes. This platform allows for full digitalization, seamless information and data flow, and integration of Industry 4.0 standards.
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AutoForm Engineering GmbH has introduced the latest software version AutoFormplus R5. This latest release streamlines sheet metal forming, providing a wide range of new powerful features and improvements for digital planning and validation of sheet metal processes and parts.
AutoFormplus R5 further streamlines sheet metal forming by advancing AutoForm’s complete software suite. Besides new planning options and tooling features, this release offers several new possibilities to improve the efficiency and reliability of result evaluation. For example, new section plots allow for results to be charted along selected geometry sections and a newly developed issue type for semi-automatic result evaluation allows the user to track the draw-in location and its progression. What is more, the digital stoning analysis has been enhanced to make evaluation and visualization of surface imperfections easier and more accurate.
This software also extends systematic process improvement. With AutoFormplus R5, users can easily evaluate which design parameters influence the part quality and to what extent, in both conventional and hot forming processes. Design parameters which have the most influence on the stamped part can be identified already during the process and part design stages. Users are thereby able to make the necessary adjustments and systematically improve the forming process by specifying sophisticated quality criteria such as surface defects and draw-in issues.
In addition, AutoFormplus R5 contains solver improvements which are of significant benefit in terms of increased result accuracy and shorter computation time. An improved contact algorithm leads to even more realistic bending behavior in wall and flanging areas. It also results in a more precise calculation of tool forces and a very realistic representation of wrinkles in the binder area. The new adaptive line bead model takes the current in-die conditions into account. It combines the accuracy of 3D geometric beads with the computing speed of 2D line beads.
Dr. Markus Thomma, Corporate Marketing Director of AutoForm Engineering, stated: “AutoFormplus R5 enhances all of the important aspects of comprehensive digital process planning, giving users the support they need to make the right decisions along the sheet metal forming process chain.”
Corporate Marketing Officer
AutoForm Engineering GmbH
Pfäffikon SZ, Switzerland
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Today, we see AutoForm as the solution for guaranteeing the manufacturability of stamping parts and being able to tell our customers with certainty that ‘it works’.
Christian Pfaff General Manager at WESOBA Werkzeugbau - Sondermaschinenbau GmbH, Germany
The software absolutely has an effect on our on-time delivery because it shortens the time to make parts.
Michael Oakley President of Oakley Industries, USA
Without AutoForm, almost everything that we do in the field of sheet metal forming today would not be possible.
Philipp Nüschen Manager Engineering at HERU Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
By using AutoForm software, we are faster and more accurate than ever before. At the same time, we are able to save time and cost, which is of great value for us as well as for our customers.
Eduardo Oliveira CEO at EPALFER, Portugal
The most powerful thing about AutoForm software is that it takes away much of the pain of the classical finite elements and lets you work with the creative stuff to think how to manufacture the part and determine the process. This is quite important.
Kristoffer Trana Technical Expert, Stamping Feasibility at Volvo Car Group, Sweden
Truth be told, thanks to AutoForm, we expanded the variety of parts we produce today, and thus extended our market. ... We now produce parts that we could never have produced without AutoForm simulation in short amounts of time.
Elio Falco CEO at FARA Stampi S.r.l., Italy
We are really happy with AutoForm software – we use its DieDesigner, Trim and Sigma modules. We are also looking at using its hemming software in the future.
Steve Hackett Engineering/Technical Consultant at Whiston Engineering, UK
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