Multi-body plastic deformation problems are hot issues in metal forming simulation. AFDEX started to be applied for several multi-body forming processes since last year. AFDEX V19 has experienced more complicated and actual processes than before. Fig. shows elastoplastic FE predictions of a forming process for assembling three parts. The comparison between 2D results and 3D…

Dieless forming is one of the special forming processes in terms of die or tool motion. Most previous research works employed shell or plate elements. However, the tool-material contact area is so small that pure stretching assumption cannot be applied to the dieless forming process. Therefore, solid element approach has some strong points because local…

An improved special function for the carburizing process will be released in March 2018. For this analysis, the remeshing technology which generates a dense surface mesh has been greatly improved. Fig. is a typical application. Fig. Prediction of carburizing process