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Die-
Design
and Simulation:
Process Simulation for Bulk Metalforming Software: Deform V11.2
A New Dawn
This month, MetalForming takes a look at recent advancements in software that allow for accurate as well as time- and cost-saving die design and simulation. In April, we’ll present real-life cases where die designers, builders and metalformers put the software to productive use.
BY LOUIS A. KREN, SENIOR EDITOR
Deform V11.2, from Scientific Forming Technologies Corp., is the latest version of process-simulation software for bulk metalforming. Bulk-forming simulations are ideally suited for applications where sheetforming-simulation technology falls short, according to company officials. The most common applications include small- to medium- sized metal parts where thickness variation, fine feature detail, thermal effects and through-thickness behavior are deemed critical.
Deform, employed successfully in a range of deep-drawing, stamping, coining, blanking, ironing, bending and joining applications, finds use in predicting thinning, work-hardening, springback, and the risk of cracking in drawing and stamping progressions. It also is ideal for modeling of blanking opera- tions, where users optimize shearing behavior while mini- mizing burrs and other undesirable features. Advanced large- model support allows coining operations to be resolved with fine feature detail. During mechanical-joining analyses
An airbag bracket undergoes process simulation, which is ideal for predicting thinning, work-hardening, springback and the risk of cracking in stamping progressions.
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