FEM Analysis of the Multi-Wedge Helical Rolling Process for a Workholding Bolt

This paper presents the results of a numerical analysis of a helical rolling process for producing a 25 mm diameter workholding bolt using multi-wedge helical tools. The numerical modeling was performed by the finite element method (FEM) using the commercial simulation software Simufact.Forming v. 12. The modeling was performed in a three-dimensional state of strain and included a full thermal analysis. As a result, the changes in workpiece shape as well as the distributions of strains, temperature, damage, loads and torque were determined. The numerical results confirm that workholding bolts can be produced by multi-wedge helical rolling.