Integrated Forming Simulation Using State Of The Art Methodologies

Forming simulation technologies continues to develop at a rapid pace, to address formability, tolerance control, and product performance issues in an increasing range of processes, and in ever more detail. Springback prediction and compensation continue to evolve, with new concepts for improving the accuracy of the springback prediction for example by the incorporation of geometric drawbeads, and further refinement in compensation techniques. The paper highlights how the integration of simulation and geometry plays an ever more important role, in improving accuracy and reducing time.Other techniques which can help speed-up and improve simulation results for hydroforming, and tube bending are `classical' and more recently `in-process' optimization techniques. The paper will show the advantages on an industrial case, and the potential for the future.The paper will discuss how the PAM-STAMP 2GTM and PAM-TUBE 2GTM integrated solutions are successfully implemented to deliver a positive business impact, by providing virtual product quality assessment, tolerance control, and springback compensation. The paper will also discuss how new forming processes such as hot forming, superplastic forming, and tube hydroforming, can be accurately modeled using the new modules.