comparison of sheet-metal-forming simulation and try-out tools in the design of a forming tool

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3、t-metal-forming simulation and try-out tools in the design of a forming toolA. Andersson a ba Volvo Car Corporation, Body Components , SE-29380 , Olofstrom , Swedenb Division of Production and Materials Engineering , Lun

4、d University , Sweden Published online: 06 Aug 2012.To cite this article: A. Andersson (2004) Comparison of sheet-metal-forming simulation and try- out tools in the design of a forming tool, Journal of Engineering Design

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11、Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/page/terms- and-conditionsaccording to a scale of 0–3. Based on the results of the matrix, the parameters that have the most considerable effects on

12、 the production process can be extracted, and a priority list for neutralizing or minimizing these effects can be made. The PCM has been developed through extensive interviews of senior experts in automotive com- ponent

13、forming to analyse the correspondence between the results of sheet-metal- forming simulations, the try-out tool and the quality of produced parts in actual production.3. Process for designing a forming tool Figure 1 show

14、s a simplified flow of the production process of developing a forming tool at Volvo Car Corporation, Body Components (VCBC). The process of the design of a forming tool includes a try-out phase where different designs of

15、 the tool are tested. This is a very important stage in the tool design process, in order to verify that the part will fulfil the required quality. It is very difficult to predict the result of a forming operation, but b

16、y using sheet-metal-forming simulation there is a possibility to gain valuable insight into the outcome of the forming operation.3.1. Use of sheet-metal-forming simulation Sheet-metal-forming simulation can be used in se

17、veral stages of a tool design process:. early in the preliminary design phase, to enable rapid verification of different proposals for the design of automotive components. to predict and verify the forming process. to im