Streamlining Digital Engineering Processes Spearheads Success at Curve Engineering
When OEMs Only Accept CATIA Data: Steve Hackett Interview
As the founder and director of Curve Engineering — a consultancy specializing in part forming simulations,...
The AutoForm Pareto Principle
An Easy-to-Use Methodology to Ensure Consistent Accuracy For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this event! The AutoForm Pareto Principle coordinates the...
Early Evaluation of Springback During Part Feasibility
Traditionally, springback compensation is performed at the very end of the stamping simulation process and is largely based on tribal knowledge. Early work is...
Going Beyond Draw Process Design
Design of the Trim Process with Customized Features For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this event! The design of any...
Getting Your Blanks Right
Determining Optimal Blanks to Reduce Risk and Ensure Profitability
For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this event! “A man who...
See the Video: Breaking Silos through Digital Transformation in Car Body...
See the Video: “Breaking Silos through Digital Transformation in Car Body Manufacturing” - The Car Body Conference 2021 Presented by Christoph Weber Over the past...
Proform France Increases Productivity with AutoForm TubeXpert
Proform experiences gains along its process chain thanks to the simulation of tube hydroforming
Proform is an SME from GP group, located near Lyon in...
Mahindra Tool and Die Plant: Hood Outer Springback Reduction without Springback...
For skin panels, springback compensation is difficult, as it may result in surface defects. Thus, efforts should be made to minimize springback by addressing...
Digital Die Spotting Delivers Cost and Time Savings for H.I.T Automotive...
Die spotting man-hours and cost reduction case study
H.I.T Automotive is a partner of European OEMs and Die Makers, which was established in 2001 is...
Got Electric Vehicles? The Tipping Point is Near: EV Sales May...
Is it time to cross the chasm to mainstream EV adoption? NIO, Li Auto, Tesla and other electric vehicle (EV) stocks and car sales have...
From Concept to Final Die Face Design
Utilize Powerful, Easy to Use, and Customized Functionality to Create Your Process Designs
For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this...
A Class Aluminum Hood Outer Panel Within Tolerance in the First...
Bringing Digital Engineering to Reality Sees Panels Within Tolerance in the First Tryout Loop Over the last years, Chinese OEMs and tool shops have built...
Airplane Cockpit Reduced from Two Hundred Parts to One: Sheet Metal...
A Rare Glimpse into Aerospace Forming and the Unique Method of Calibrating Forces during Forming According to the Digital Master Hugo Groeneveld, R & D...
Puzzle Pieces and the Jigsaw of Assembling the Body in White...
2020 was a long year, and most of us spent more time indoors than we would have liked. I’ve noticed on social media that...
The Robust Engineered Model (REM)
A New Digital Simulation Methodology to Add Value to the Digital Process Chain and to Support Decision Makers, Reducing Risk and Uncertainty In this blog...
An Open Challenge: How Would YOU Improve These Inner Door Surfaces?
To Achieve Surface Quality, In-House Saves Time In this blog post, Ronald Peck from AutoForm USA explains how a local company took on new responsibilities,...
A Success Case for Compensation of High-Strength Steel: Reducing the...
Today, I would like to talk about the high-strength steel part compensation analysis of our long-time customer, IJS (Ilji Tech Tooling Factory). IJS manufactures...
Material Data Standards for Digital Stamping Processes
How to Achieve Consistent Quality
For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this event! The mathematical material description (material card) is vitally...
Game Changer Cloud Simulation Resources
How Efficiency and Quality Grow when Simulation Bottlenecks are Overcome
For a limited time, you can access the on-demand video of this event! For many years...
Why For Many Using a Correct Material Card is Still a...
Why Material Cards are STILL a Major Issue in Part Forming Simulation
In this article, AutoForm’s Technical Product Manager Andy Walker describes the attitudes and...
How to Determine the Initial Patch Outline in Hot Stamping? Three...
This blog post discusses the topic of forming a blank containing a patch. While the shape and position of the patch on the part...
Untapping the Value Potential of Digital Transformation: The Digital Process Model...
The Digital Process Model for Stamping and Body-in-White Assembly (Part 2) TThe future is digital. It’s better to futureproof yourself and join the digital transformation!...
Automotive Industry Trends and Challenges: Process Management Today
Full Digitalization of the Stamping and Body-in-White Assembly Process Chain (Part 1) T
he future is digital. It’s better to futureproof yourself and join the digital...
Saving 1.8 Million Dollars with Blank Optimization in the Process of...
Introduction In the sheet metal forming industry, reducing CO2 emissions is increasingly imperative for two main reasons. First, to increase sustainability and convey a green...
Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Why Perfect Stampings do not make...
Stamping process engineering aims at producing parts within quality specifications and dimensional tolerances using the nominal part geometry (“CAD-0 geometry”) as the reference. In...
Why Does a Japanese UHSS tier-1 Part Supplier Consider a New...
Cold stamped part suppliers are facing a new challenging era of ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) applications, with pressure to increase passive safety and decrease...
Adopting the Right Frame of Mind for Successful Simulation: Renault Group...
“Give us more time now so we can reduce your time significantly in the workshop.” Dorin Chertes is the MP Team Development Leader at the...
Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Consistent Tool Design Workflow and Process...
From First Part Data to Final Die Face Design The industry continues to move towards a Full Digital Development Process methodology and “frontloading” of critical...
Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Decision Driven Value Engineering – Minimize...
Value Engineering offers one of the greatest levers to reduce cost while keeping or further improving the required product quality. By analyzing alternative product...
One Spanish Engineer Working in the Netherlands: Lessons Learned from the...
Seeing Engineering Work Through the Dutch Cultural Window: Ernesto Alonso has been working for AutoForm for eight years, six of which he spent working at...
