ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF SHEET METAL DEFORMATION, VERY LITTLE TRANSFER OF THIS TECHNOLOGY OCCURRED TO THE REAL PRACTITIONER. THE METAL STAMPING INDUSTRY STILL SUFFERS FROM THE LACK OF PREDICTABILITY AT THE PRODUCT DESIGN STAGES AND REPEATABILITY OF THE PROCESS. THERE IS A MULTITUDE OF COMPUTER-AIDED TECHNIQUES THAT WOULD BE OF SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT TO THE PART SUPPLIERS. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES A TOOL KIT ENVIRONMENT OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND TECHNOLOGY MODULES, THAT SIMULATES THE FORMING OF METAL STAMPINGS. THE TOOL KIT APPROACH IS INTENDED TO SERVE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE PRODUCT LIFE, STARTING FROM PRODUCT DESIGN, COST ESTIMATING, PROCESS DESIGN, TOOL DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, ETC. AND UNTIL PRODUCTION.
| Number of Pages : | 16 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
