FORM ADVISOR - First Incremental Stamping/Forming
Solution
The first increment-based design and CAE
solution for sheet metal forming fully integrated
with MCAD systems, providing most accurate and
feasible results for automotive and progressive
stamping
WHY FORM ADVISOR?
Unique for design: Built-in process design
capabilities for rapidly creating, validating and
comparing design solutions.
Unique for validation: The 1stThe 1st increment-based
CAE solution fully integrated with the MCAD environment,
simulating all stamping phenomenon in a few clicks.
Unique for engineer: The easiest, fastest,
powerful solution to bringing CAE validation to
daily design process. The software is based on the
familiar CAD environment for all design activates
and CAE simulation, eliminating the gap of CAD and
CAE and reducing the learning curve to minimum.
No CAE background required.
Upfront Analysis
It is well known the traditional numerical simulation
is either not suitable or too expensive for the
conceptual stage. The data to run a numerical simulation
is usually not available yet, e.g. the full die
face geometry. This is usually requires several
hours or even days. Setting up the whole simulation
model is also a difficult job. Form-Advisor balances
robust functionality with easy of use, allowing
user to solve at least 90% of problems encountered
in the engineering industries in an express and
effective manner.
Material Database
Over 300 kinds of traditional stamping materials
are integrated, including aluminum alloy, stainless
steel, soft steel, HSS & tool steel, all generated
from material makers.
Multiple steel indexes are complemented such as
JIS, DIN, UN & SEA. User defining is supported without
limits.
Progressive stamping simulation
Stamping velocity and multi-stages are the key
factors in the progressive stamping field, but small
features and high accuracy requirements in progressive
die processes needs a more robust and more fast
simulation engine.
With parallel calculation shortening the simulation
time greatly, Form-Advisor accumulates over 15 years
of experiences in the precision stamping field.
Springback Computation and Flatness Analysis
The powerful dual-solver of Form-Advisor offers
both explicit & implicit method to solve the springback
problems. The new generation of solver technology
is optimized for different types of processers that
the accuracy and work rate touch top attitude.
Springback Compensation
The Springback compensation module is specialized
on springback compensation. This new feature automatically
modifies the part and/or tooling surfaces based
on the precise springback calculation. Users define
local regions for compensation; Form-Advisor then
uses the springback results to automatically adjust
these compensation regions. In addition, the compensated
geometry is automatically used as new input for
rapid and accurate tooling validation.
The main benefits of Springback compensation
- Substantially reduce time and costs in engineering
and tryout;
- Increase part and tool quality;
- Improve planning reliability in die development,
tool shop and assembly.
The Stamping Process Works (SPW) module, specialized
for process planners and tooling designers, enables
rapidlycreating a stamping process design and generating
a die face for the complete stamping process. SPW
is not only used for typical one stage stamping
widely but also very useful for progressive die
design. The application of SPW includes automotive,
electronics, consumer applications and many others.
SPW can speed up the process design ten times the
speed of the traditional CAD method. As a result,
process planners or die designer can generate several
different tooling concepts and stages plans at a
very early stage and send them to CAE system for
validation. With SPW in Form-Advisor, 4 to 5 design
solutions can be designed and validated in a single
working day.
SPW for complex multi stages die face design
