Metal Forming
Engineering Research distributes and supports several program systems for
metal forming simulation. A short description of each product is given below.
Follow the links for a more detailed
presentation.
FormingSuite
FormingSuite is used for sheet metal forming simulations using the inverse solution
method.
FormingSuite is developed by
Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI).
FormingSuite consists of a series of programs.
These are available as stand-alone products or as
CATIA-modules.
- BLANKNEST, a nesting
software for determining the optimal layout of blanks on a coil
- FASTBLANK, estimates blank
size for complex geometries in a few keystrokes
- FASTFORM, evaluates the
formability of deep drawing products
- FASTFORM Advanced,
advanced formability software including springback
- COSTOPTIMIZER, a
combination of formability, nesting, and cost reduction tools
- COSTOPTIMIZER
Advanced The complete package with all the features mentioned above
There is also a module available for SolidWorks called
BLANKWORKS, which compares to
FASTBLANK in functionality.
All of these programs are simple to use (Best in class), give fast
and accurate results and require a minimum of training.
eta/Dynaform
eta/Dynaform is a pre- & post processor program
for LS-DYNA especially for sheet metal forming
simulations.
eta/DYNAFORM is developed by ETA
Software, Inc.
eta/DYNAFORM is easy to use and fast to learn. It can evaluate
formability of a product with respect to cracking, wrinkling, thinning etc. It
contains numerous automated functions to solve many complex forming
problems.
LS-DYNA
LS-DYNA is developed by
Livermore Software Technology Corp (LSTC).
LS-DYNA has extensive
solution facilities and it is used on a daily basis in many
companies for simulation of metal forming processes. In addition to basic
sheet metal forming capabilities there are features for, e.g.
- multi-step forming operations
- springback prediction
- coupled structural and thermal analysis
- direct and inverse extrusion
- powder compaction and sintering
- hydroforming
- an extensive number of material models
- distributed simulation on a cluster of
computer
- integration with LS-OPT
LS-PrePost
LS-PrePost is
developed by Livermore Software Technology Corp (LSTC). It is an advanced
interactive pre- & postprocessor for LS-DYNA.
LS-PrePost has many features
for sheet metal forming simulations.
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