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Software for Manufacturing
of patchwork, tailor-welded and tailor- rolled blanks, which results in optimized material usage and cost performance. The software also optimizes nesting while accounting for the variation in costs of dif- ferent coil widths. This allows the user to calculate the optimal blank layout on the coil based on the minimization of materi- al costs and usage.
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Upgraded Die-Development Software Boasts a “Drawbead-Reduction Strategy”
AutoForm Engineering GmbH has unveiled its latest software version, AutoFormplus R6, loaded with new functionality to support users along the entire digital sheetmetal process chain. New options included in the release impact drawbead modeling, blank definition, springback compensation and hemming operations.
A major innovation with AutoFormplus R6 is the drawbead-reduction strategy used in combination with the adap-
tive line bead. This capability sup-
Enhanced ERP Software Supports Multi-Division, Multi-Site Capability
ports users with an easy-to-use and
realistic model when determining
and optimizing drawbeads. The reduc-
tion strategy defines the order, measures
and ranges in which a drawbead shape is mod-
ified, such as bead height, bead radius or groove
radius. In this model, all of the defined measures are combined
and made available to the user through one single parameter. Rather than dealing with numerous measures and geometries, the user can focus on this single parameter, which allows for efficient process engineering even when analyzing complex parts.
With its latest release of MIE Trak Pro ERP software, MIE Solutions, Garden Grove, CA, now provides comprehensive inter-division and inter-site capabilities within all applications. The software will support companies operating in multiple locations, that have multiple divisions or subsidiaries, operate global offices or
Regarding blank definition, AutoFormplus R6 offers complex blank types and combinations
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Our Maxi-Stamper® presses represent the leading edge in design and engineering for applications in the 90 to 1000 ton range.
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