AutoForm-BlankDesigner

Software for Rapid Design of Cost-Optimized Blanks

AutoForm offers a complete, integrated software solution for the sheet metal forming industry. It’s range of application comprises specialized modules for each phase of the product development – from product concept to final production tooling.

The AutoForm-BlankDesigner software module helps to reduce material costs at every stage of the product development cycle, from product concept to final production tooling.

The main benefits of AutoForm-BlankDesigner are:

• Early cost analysis during product development
  AutoForm-BlankDesigner determines the blank outline in seconds, requiring as input only the part CAD surface data.
• Minimization of material usage during the die design phase
  Die face engineers and tool designers also benefit from using AutoForm-BlankDesigner. They can rapidly calculate the required developed blank or the smallest sheared blank for die concepts that have been generated with AutoForm-DieDesigner.
• Determination of cost-optimized sheared (trapezoidal) blanks.
  AutoForm-BlankDesigner determines the smallest sheared blank that can accommodate (embed) the developed blank outline.
• Minimization of coil costs during the process design phase
  Developed blanks established with AutoForm-BlankDesigner can be processed directly by AutoForm-Nest which calculates the best nested layout.

AutoForm-BlankDesigner’s main features for the design of cost-optimized blanks include:

• Calculation of developed blanks in seconds
• Sweep blanks
• Concurrent handling of several blank layouts
• Semi-automatic / manual result manipulation
• Consideration of pierced blanks
• Parametric link to all AutoForm software modules
• Graphical display of material cost table