Sheet Metal Stamping Simulation

AFC Tool solve splitting problem

• Rendered Product Geometry and Tooling
• Tooling
• Formability
• Actual Part Photo
• AFC Test
• Simulation Videos

Case Study Overview

The client provided product design and tool design data and requested a virtual tryout of the draw process.The aim was to determine if splits experienced in reality, were expected OR caused by other unknown influences.

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  Back to Top Rendered Product Geometry and Tooling

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  As per the tool design, no draw beads were used with a square blank. The lower binder travelled down, under the applied binder force.

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  The outputs from the simulation show that simulation matches reality and that splits are predicted.

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  Back to Top Actual Part Photo

  This problem could have been avoided by using simulation BEFORE tooling fabrication.Although not reported here, using simulation a solution to the problem was developed and presented to the client to resolve the splitting problem.

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