Impact of Flow Conditions in Cooling Channels on Thermal Cycling Part...
Part Three: Needed or Not? Computing Flow Conditions Inside Cooling Channels. The impact of the position of the cooling channels embedded in the tool on...
The Unique Automatic Issues Detection for Forming Simulation
Making Life Easy with Incremental Analysis and Change Tracking In this article Adithya Ramamurthy and Gianfranco Ruggiero join an interview to talk about AutoForm’s special...
The Dangers of Direct Labor-Based Costing at Manufacturers
In this guest post on value engineering Doug Hicks, President of D. T. Hicks & Co, describes the pitfalls of labor-based costing when used...
Aluminium Forming Meets Friction & Lubrication with TriboForm
In this blog post we reveal a case study for problematic aluminium hood-outer whereby splits were observed along the part during try-out. Those splits...
Modelling of Coining in Stamping Processes – Inside AutoForm’s New Thick...
In this blog post we will have a closer look to coining which takes place in stamping operations and the usage of new thick...
The New Smart Die Design Processes and Springback Compensation Method
The Workshop of Japanese Society for Die and Mold Technology has been taken placed in Fukui, Japan on Nov 29, 2018. An introduction about...
Who is “the Metal Whisperer?” Interview with Christian Beschorner on the...
In this interview Christian Beschorner, also known as the “metal whisperer” by his peers, reveals how attitudes have changed towards FEA metal forming solutions, from...
Safety Components as the New Lightweighting Option for 2019
Plenty of Sheet Metal Forming Opportunity Says Andrew Halonen, Mayflower Consulting LLC! I
n this guest post, Andrew Halonen, President of Mayflower Consulting, LLC, presents a...
Watch the Video: Inside a Progressive Die Maker’s Tool Shop Fara...
AutoForm’s Gianfranco Ruggiero Visits Customer Fara Stampi In this short article AutoForm Product Manager Gianfranco Ruggiero introduces the video below with a covering his in-house...
Reducing Tool Recuts with Virtual Tryout vs. Tryout Reality
Where to Invest Your Time to Reduce Tool Recuts: an Interview In this engaging interview Volkan Karakus, Senior Application Engineer AutoForm Germany, describes the tryout...
The Use of Analysis Standards and Their Purpose in the Engineering...
Today's car bodies are made of some 150 - 200 parts. They all have to be functional, serving their design purpose. We can distinguish...
An Inside Look at Automatic Simulation and Analysis Report Generation
Let’s Look at Report Transparency for Sharing Simulation Files In this article Karan Bhise, Application Engineer AutoForm USA, demonstrates the ease of generating reports for...
Board Interview: Bart Carleer, Corporate Technical Director, Talks AutoForm’s Future!
In this interview Bart Carleer, Corporate Technical Director and member of AutoForm’s Board of Directors, outlines AutoForm’s future, its milestone successes and his views...
TriboForm Strikes Again: Covering the all-new Volvo V60
In this blog post we see how Volvo Cars includes tribological effects in stamping simulations with TriboForm. Special focus is given to the early...
EBZ SysTec’s Approach to Efficient Draw Bead Modelling
The Evolution in Draw Bead Modelling and Best Practices
There has been plenty of approaches implemented aiming at substantially decreasing modelling and computation times for...
The Paradigm Shift in Brazil – Demonstrating Efficient Surface Development Speed...
Behind the Side Panel Benchmark Project in Brazil In this brief interview Fernando Tersetti, Application Engineer from AutoForm Brazil, shares a recent experience of his,...
Springback Compensation Best Practices: a Strategic Guide
Essential Practices Towards Reliable Simulation Based on Outcomes
In this interview, Adithya Ramamurthy, an Application Engineer at AutoForm USA, describes three essential practices geared towards...
StampingSimulation.com Simulating Your Parts Right in Partnership with AutoForm!
Thousands of parts, just like yours - simulated and confirmed with AutoForm
AutoForm and StampingSimulation.com partnered in 2007, to deliver world class forming simulation services...
What is a Healthy Simulation?
A healthy simulation is the one that considers the real parameters as input and boundaries so that the tool can be built accordingly. In...
Mazda Tool Maker Keylex Corp: 80% Reduction of Task-Hours for Part...
A Speedy Delivery of Formability and Process Evaluations Using AutoForm How to validate as many parts as possible in a short period of time? In...
Improved Single Part Design by Hemming Planning? Yes it’s Possible!
Two Roller Passes or Three Determined by New AutoForm User The results of the hemming process have a significant impact on appearance and assembly of...
Tooling and Piece Cost Estimation, the White Elephant in the Room
As the Last Generation of Cost Experts Retire How Will OEMs Replace them? In this article Steve Rozanski, Senior Application Engineer from AutoForm USA, talks...
In Pictures! Advanced Feasibility of Progressive Dies
Emrah Bayrak from AutoForm Demonstrates How to Resolve ProgDie Forming Issues Using AutoForm In this post Emrah Bayrak, Technical Product Manager at AutoForm, demonstrates some...
Intelligent Blank Size Cost Minimization: Is Your Bidding Right? Closing the...
From Blank Size Development to Final Material Cost – Were Your Projections Right?
In the sheet metal forming industry, material generates one of the largest...
Bridging the Gap between Tryout and Mass Production Based on Sensitivity...
This article presents a sensitivity study, aiming to bridge the gap between tryout and full-scale production with a focus on the effect of frictional...
Successful Simulation of Flexforming Processes at Quintus Technologies
Quintus Technologies Whitepaper Demonstrates Correlation Between Flexforming and Simulation For Ultra-high Strength Steels and other difficult to form materials. Quintus Technologies is a world leader...
Material Behavior in Simulation 101: by AutoForm Senior Application Engineer Yurdaer...
How best to handle material behaviors for simulation
In this article Yurdaer Demiralp, Senior Application Engineer from AutoForm USA, provides an overview describing how exactly...
Renault Success Using TriboForm: the Renault Talisman Story
We have been saying it for some time. More and more automotive companies are demanding a more accurate description of tribology conditions in forming...
Stability Analysis for Dimensional Accuracy Measurement Conditions in Sheet Metal Forming...
By Hironori Imai, Senior Application Engineer, AutoForm Japan. In recent years, stamping simulation has become indispensable for the design and creation of stamped parts, the...
The Pictures Say it All: No More Splits at Royal EG...
How Royal EG Drastically Reduced Tryout Cost Thanks to Robustness Analyses
In this article Chanho Lee, AutoForm Technical Manager Korea, demonstrates a robustness analysis success story...
