Description

In the current economic climate, a company's competitiveness is of utmost importance. Whether it is a company that makes products in-house, or suppliers, in both cases one wants to make products that are as cheap and easy to produce as possible, without losing sight of quality. In addition - to save development costs - the lead time of such a product (from design to production) should be as short as possible. The lead time and final cost are often a direct consequence of the choices made in the design process.
Consistent use of numerical simulations gives the designer more control over the quality of the final product and the associated mould design. In addition, he can improve the lead time of a product by reducing the number of trial-and-error tests with a mould, which also makes his planning more reliable. Although still not adequately implemented in medium- and small-sized companies, this technique is no longer new. What is new is the integration of optimisation and robustness analysis into the world of metal forming simulations, with the aim of creating the most ideal process possible in a virtual way. This reduces lead time, avoids too much press downtime (for trials) and reduces the amount of waste due to variations in process properties. The lecture will discuss this technology and its benefits.

8:15 Arrive and meet
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Presentation and questions
22:00 Closing

Speaker(s)

Marc Lambrics, General Manager at AutoForm

Location

Hotel Cafe Restaurand de Buizerd

Spoorstraat 124, 1723 NG Noordscharwoude

Organiser

Circle Alkmaar

Name and contact details for information

P.J. van Eenennaam

kringalkmaar@kiviniria.nl