 
Mechanical Forming Applications
General mechanical forming processes and product validation: Stampack helps design formed parts so they can be done in the most cost-efficient way using the most economical materials. Stampack also helps develop part shapes that can be formed easily and that will fit and function properly. Areas of concern can be identified easily, such as excessive thinning, fractures, or wrinkling.
Ironing process simulation helps to produce a uniform wall thickness part with greater height-to-diameter ratio. Stampack provides appropriate element types for an accurate ironing process definition where full 3D elements should be used.
Hemming process verification is used widely in automotive, where process accuracy affects the appearance of a car's outer surface significantly. Defects can be costly and simulation is vital here.
Forming of thick sheets: Stampack helps to provide alternative element types for thick and bulky geometries where full 3D elements may be utilised.
Impact tests: Crash simulation can determine the final strength of the part through virtual destructive testing. Stampack evaluates high and low velocity impacts by analysing crash worthiness of formed parts.
Hydro-forming applications
Stampack's hydro-forming interface defines sheet hydro-forming by adding the effects of rubber wear pads, pressure cavities and sleeves in the holding, bulging, forming, heat treatment and calibration process steps.
Stretch-forming applications
Stampack's stretch-forming interface includes the ability to define simple or tangential stretch-forming processes by adding the effects of the movements and clamping actions of jaws, clamps and form dies during the loading and forming process steps.
Metal packaging applications
The Packaging interface defines forming processes relating to the fabrication of food and beverage, tin cans and aerosols by adding the effects of tool actions during the forming, wall-ironing, doming and necking process steps. A novel feature is the distortion printing facility calculates the original image to be printed on the flat sheet before it is pressed into the final can. This calculation first simulates the pressing of the can, applying the decoration on the final can and then calculating the initial flat image at the click of a button. |
