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Chicago,
Mar. 22, 2005
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3DQuickTools Limited today announced a
new CAE (Computer-Aided-Engineering) application, 3DQuickForm to the
global sheet metal product industry. Following the successful
migration of product manufacturers to 3D design in mainstream CAD
systems like SolidWorks, sheet metal manufacturers are expecting to
utilize the 3D CAD data to speed up the die development cycle with
minimum try-outs.
Progressive stamping industries rely heavily on
the experience of tool designers to develop new tooling, in which
try-outs are unavoidable, costly and extend design lead times.
An intuitive sheet metal blank prediction system has been a dream
for many metal manufacturers. Existing CAE applications may
not meet the requirements of metal parts manufacturers either in
terms of user interface, accuracy of the simulation or ease of use.
3DQuickForm, empowered by ESI technologies, is the first product to
bring professional metal simulation to the product development and
tooling design user environment.
3DQuickForm is developed based on the
industry proven SolidWorks 3D CAD solution, to take advantage of
powerful modeling and ease of use. 3DQuickForm incorporates
technologies from ESI Group, the global leader in sheet metal
stamping technologies and virtual try-out space. High speed,
accuracy and full associatively with SolidWorks data are taken into
consideration to make 3DQuickForm a production design tool for die
designers. Users can either import different types of CAD data
or build the die geometries in SolidWorks environment for the
forming studies. It helps OEM manufacturers to deliver
precision tooling in the shortest time and with minimum physical
try-outs.
The built-in mesher is automatic and allows user
adjustments to meet the needs in different situations. This
allows tool designers to concentrate on the die design processes.
Simulations are run in a project driven manner and support multiple
projects, which streamline design feasibility studies, process
simulation and optimization. Simulation results are displayed
to show initial blank distribution. Customizable material
databases allow designers to test their design with different
materials.
3DQuickForm Advanced, will provide stamping and
flanging simulation, initial flat or initial curved blank, blank
holder definition, various boundary conditions like fixed edges and
faces, drawbeads, and symmetric plane, etc. Multiple-steps are
supported as well. 3DQuickForm results can seamlessly be used
by 3DQuickPress, the leading 3D progressive die design system, to
complete the full cycle of 3D tool design process.
About
3D QuickTools Limited
3D QuickTools Limited is the developer
of 3DQuickPress, 3DQuickForm, and 3DquickQuote. These applications
provide the most advanced and comprehensive 3D progressive die
design solution in the SolidWorks environment. The company has
been providing high quality progressive die design solutions since
1994. All products are supported by leading industrial support
partners in all major countries. For further information,
visit
www.3dquickpress.com.
About
STS
STS is an innovative "Value Added
Distributor" of advanced mechanical design tools and systems. STS
provides exclusive marketing and technical support of the
3DQuickTools group of applications through its network of North
American resellers. Our mission is to bring to market emerging
technologies from around the world and speed their adoption in the
North American design community. Our unique reseller and end-user
support systems break down the time, distance, and language barriers
that impede early adoption of new, advanced technologies. (Email:
info@callsts.com)
About ESI Group
ESI Group is a
pioneer and world-leading provider of digital simulation software
for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into account
the physics of materials. ESI Group has developed an entire suite of
coherent, industry oriented applications to realistically simulate a
product’s behavior during testing, to fine-tune the manufacturing
processes in accordance with the desired product performance, and to
evaluate the environment’s impact on product usage. ESI Group’s
products, which have a proven track record in manufacturing and have
been combined in multi-trade value chains, represent a unique
collaborative, virtual engineering solution, known as the Virtual
Try-Out Space (VTOS), enabling virtual prototypes to be improved in
a continuous manner. By drastically reducing costs and development
lead times, VTOS solutions offer major competitive advantages by
progressively eliminating the need for physical prototypes. ESI
Group is listed on the Nouveau Marché of Euronext Paris, and
generated sales of €60m in 2004. The company employs almost 500
high-level specialists worldwide, and covers more than 30 countries.
For further information, visit www.esi-group.com.
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3DQuickForm®,
3DQuickPress®,
are registered trademarks of 3D QuickTools Limited. Virtual
Try-Out Space® is registered trademarks of ESI Group.
SolidWorks®
is a
registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Copyright (c) 2005
3DQuickTools Limited. |