We have announced the newly developed software AutoForm ProgDie, specifically tailored to meet the needs of users involved in progressive die manufacturing. Progressive die manufacturers can utilize AutoForm ProgDie to efficiently design, simulate, verify, and modify multiple concepts for strip layouts, allowing them to select the optimal layout according to their requirements.

We have announced the latest software version, AutoForm Forming R12. This version includes new features and enhancements that are particularly useful for the feasibility assessment and verification of the pressing process within the press forming process chain.

We are pleased to announce the latest software version of AutoForm Assembly, AutoForm Assembly R12. The new features and enhancements implemented in this version improve the BiW assembly process chain, particularly in process design, process optimization, evaluation, and hemming considerations, enabling more optimal results.

Datt Co., Ltd. is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of prototype molds and prototype parts for automobiles. Although this is their first experience with the introduction of simulation software, they utilized AutoForm Japan's startup support program to learn how to operate it. They have moved away from relying on know-how and experience for their considerations, achieving improvements in productivity through workflow enhancements.

This is the evaluation result considering the "Advanced Friction Model" conducted jointly by Company A, a major Tier 1 parts supplier that has actively addressed various technical challenges using many AutoForm products over a long period, and AutoForm Japan. Please use it as a reference! - Positioning of friction issues - Background - Objectives - Evaluation results - About TriboForm

AutoForm, a world-leading supplier of software solutions for the press forming industry, has announced the launch of its new development software, AutoForm-TryoutAssistant. Designed around the essential requirements sought by tryout specialists, this software is a groundbreaking product that can be operated as a portable digital tryout alongside tryout presses. By utilizing this software, the principles of "Industry 4.0" (the Fourth Industrial Revolution), as advocated by the German government, can be implemented in the daily operational processes of mold factories. For more details, please check the official website: https://www.autoform.com/jp/news-events/news/autoform-tryoutassistant-mobile-digital-tryout/

At Ford Germany, all production parts undergo simulation. The objectives are: ● Cost reduction ● High robustness in production ● Shortening of development time To achieve these, AutoForm has been introduced throughout the entire process chain of the pressing and forming process. ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Ford Germany has adopted AutoForm from the early stages of product development to mass production. ● Cost reduction ⇒ Attempting to reduce time even in the prototype stage of molds, aiming for cost savings ⇒ Optimally utilizing blanks and strip materials using AutoForm ⇒ Considering the reduction of the number of processes ● High robustness in production ⇒ Implementing shape correction based on reliable calculations from AutoForm-Sigma ⇒ Changes in various conditions, such as differences in material properties, do not affect reliability ● Shortening of development time ⇒ By adopting AutoForm, which has fast calculation speeds from the early stages of product development to mass production, high-quality parts can be manufactured even with reduced development time.

AutoForm-HemPlannerplus has now been further enhanced and fully integrated into the AutoFormplus R6 version, allowing users to take advantage of all the benefits of AutoForm's efficient workflow and the new powerful graphical user interface.

This introduces how Daimler is addressing the conflicting challenges of "increasing vehicle weight" and "lightweighting components" to improve occupant safety, and how AutoForm plus's advanced technology is being incorporated in this effort.

AutoForm-DieAdviserplus determines the optimal die design and effective wear prevention concepts based on the simulation results of AutoForm-Solverplus. The durability of die materials, hardening, and die coatings is determined considering production volume and press stroke rates. Key features of AutoForm-DieAdviserplus: - Rapid determination of optimal wear prevention concepts (within minutes) - Accurate identification of areas with severe die wear - Comprehensive distinction of appropriate blank types (zinc-plated/no zinc plating, stainless steel, or aluminum) and part types (structural die or outer die) for suitable wear concepts - A powerful wear prevention concept combining the following: - Die materials (cast iron, cast steel, cold-rolled steel, high-speed steel, or special die steel) - Hardening (frame, induction, laser or full hardening, or plasma nitriding) - Die coatings (hard chrome plating, pulse plasma diffusion, various PVD and CVD coatings, or carbon coatings)

Daimler has achieved significant weight reduction of the white body by utilizing software from AutoForm Engineering. For more details, please refer to the "News" section on our website.