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Software for Manufacturing
Sculptured Die Face Addresses the needs of Cost Estimation, Process Planning
Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI), Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has released Form- ingSuite Sculptured Die Face (SDF) to address the needs of cost estimation, process plan- ning and metalforming sim- ulation. The software pro- vides a free-form approach to creating and morphing adden- dum geometry, resulting in a fast, flexible and visual approach to die-face design.
Typical applications include:
dum shape, and creating fully surfaced draw developments.
• Improving the accuracy of material cost estimates by accu- rately considering the process geometry (including addendum) rather than just the part shape;
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• Providing more detailed information to process planners responsible for identifying die size, forming and trimming oper- ations, press tonnage and tooling costs; and
Software Cuts Die-Machining Time for South African Tool Builder
• Providing the necessary geometry to run accurate virtual die tryouts.
At its tool shop in Uitenhage, South Africa, MA Automotive Tool and Die has chosen Smirt DieNc and DieShop software modules from Smirtware, Inc., via Vero Software, for manufacturing of its
Designers can develop full draw developments, die faces
and first-form geometry in minutes without the limitations of section lines and the difficulties associated with creating complex transition geometry in CAD systems. Fully interactive editing tools enable users to adjust and refine addendum geometry with ease, taking the user from concept to complete draw develop- ment in seconds.
SDF greatly simplifies the work involved in positioning and attaching double- and multi- attached parts, creating, editing and evaluating fully developable curved binder geometry, controlling the depth of draw, defining adden-