Beijing Benz Automobile on Optimizing the Forming of a Trunk Lid...
The manufacturing process of a trunk lid inner panel is very sensitive to fluctuation of temperature and material properties. The result is frequent wrinkling...
Using Real Part Data for Crash Simulation: Improving the Status Quo
AutoForm’s plan to revolutionize crash simulation accuracy in the automotive sector
Introduction
Crash simulation refers to the use of computer software to evaluate a vehicle's crashworthiness....
The Importance of Software and Data Architecture for Supporting Consistent Systems...
Why does the engineering framework need a standardized structure aligned with design and engineering processes? Have you heard a sentiment to the effect of, “The...
Industry 4.0 Applied to Stamping, Tooling and BiW Products: A Reality...
FFor some time, we have observed the use of the term "Industry 4.0" for all things related to the employment of AI (artificial intelligence),...
The Decisive Push: Hot Tube Forming Takes Off at SZHF: Salzgitter...
Introduction
Salzgitter Hydroforming (SZHF) is one of the global market leaders for hydroformed components, e.g. for chassis, car-body or exhaust and heat treatment applications. The headquarters...
How Progressive Die Shop YJ Cut 50% Engineering Time to Deliver...
Manufacturing sheet metal parts using progressive dies instead of traditional dies has the potential to cut part costs significantly. In developed markets, 30-40% of...
The Next Step in Digital Development for Assembly Quality
For years, AutoForm has been recognized as an industry standard for virtually every automotive OEM and leading tooling and stamping suppliers worldwide. Our software...
Part Optimization at Faurecia Clean Mobility: The Key Success Factor for...
Marc Bellencontre from Faurecia Clean Mobility tells us how simulation helps in his day-to-day expert work to ensure part designs are healthy and production...
Accuracy Footprint Applied at SEOYON Top Metal Co Korea
Seoyon-Top-Metal Co., Ltd. is a professional manufacturer of press die tools for domestic and global car makers including HKMC, Daimler, BMW, VW, and GM....
Kanagata Reduces Seven Tryout Loops to One through Seamless Dataflow
Seamless dataflow brings optimally compensated surface quality and dimension into the steel Delivering panels with high dimension and surface quality within ever shorter lead times...
Shimming and Teaching: Assembly Compensation: Fast Approaches for the Body-In-White Planning...
It is easy to believe that if we have two or more parts in tolerance and we assemble these parts, the final assembly must...
Leveraging Robustness Analysis: How Much am I Leaving on the Table?
“Yeah, yeah, I know, robustness analysis is a helpful tool. BUT I have this hot job and can’t afford the engineering time.” We hear...
Virtual Tool Buy-Off: Opportunities to Mitigate Stamping Die Cost And Risks
A 2008 survey of selected OEM and Tier-1 stamping die build organizations, conducted by the Transportation Research Institute of the University of Michigan, produced...
Digital Twin Applications in Today’s Automotive BiW Process Chain
Understanding the relationship between stamped part and BiW assembly quality For those who missed this online event, you can now see the webinar video! Please note:...
Prototyping Stamped Parts: A Winning Strategy for Formatype
Formatype is a company that designs, processes, and manufactures complex shaped metal parts for prototyping, pre-production, or small series. From costing to development for...
Digital Die Spotting: How Franci S.r.l. Streamlines Their Tryout Process
How tool shops can benefit from an accurate application of the digital die spotting For those who missed this online event, you can now see...
Mitsubishi Motors Compares Four Software Brands for Compensated Surface Creation: AutoForm...
New Compensation Workflow Optimizes Process Planning to Tool Creation
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter called MMC) executed an evaluation of four different software packages that support...
Real Die Spotting: a Talk with Italian Toolmaker Franci
The main goal of the fourth industrial revolution, the so-called Industry 4.0, is to design and produce at a faster pace than ever before....
The Digital Process Twin: Business Case and ROI for Automotive OEM’s
The Digital Process Twin for Stamping and Body-in-White Assembly (Part 3) The future is digital. It’s better to futureproof yourself and join the digital transformation!...
Production Support Methodologies to Achieve BiW Assembly Accuracy
Improving BiW assembly accuracy by eliminating physical trial and error studies For those who missed this online event, you can now see the webinar video! Please...
How Italy’s Fontana Group is Using AutoForm’s Assembly Solution to revolutionize...
Introduction
Body-in-White (BiW) refers to the stage in automobile manufacturing where a car’s frame is put together to arrive at the vehicle’s basic structure. Processes...
A Matter of Consistency in the Process Approach to the Smart...
Where is Consistency Required in the Smart Engineering Model? One of the quality management principles described in the ISO 9001-2015 fifth edition is the...
Influence of Local Roughness in Stamping Tools
Numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes has become an indispensable industry tool. Although the complexity of the frictional behavior is identified as a...
Accelerate Your Stamping Process Feasibility Through Geometry Ideation and Systematic Improvement
Knowing what you want to make, and making it could be separated by too much time For those who missed this online event, you can...
Differences between Steel and Aluminum: a Practical Review
Diversifying the customer base is a common tactic companies often take to avoid financial troubles when a central customer experiences unexpected production problems. At...
Seamless Chaining of Digital Engineering and Validation
In today’s technologically fast-paced manufacturing realm, companies can operate smoothly and efficiently if they have the proper software tools to aid them in achieving...
Increasing Crash Safety of BiW Assemblies
Press hardened tubes manufactured by Hot Metal Gas Forming (HMGF) For those who missed this online event, you can now see the webinar video! Please note:...
The Future of the Press Shop, an Integration Exercise Across Diverse...
As we continue to explore topics related to digital twin technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we now turn to the future of the...
Onatus Engineering Describes the Challenges of Achieving Class A Skin Panels
The Class A surface determines a consumer’s first impression of the quality of the entire product, so it should be perfect without any defects....
Simulation as Part of Continual System Improvement
Manufacturing a product that meets quality targets in the most efficient manner possible is the overarching goal of the sheet metal industry. This means...
