INSPIRE FOAM
REDUCE MATERIAL COST
By optimising design and simulating robust manufacturing
FAST ANALYSIS
Users can analyse parts in seconds during early product development
MATERIAL UTILISATION
Altair recommends efficient layouts in order to maximise material utilisation
REDUCE COMPLEXITY
Through robust analysis making the production of high quality parts more economical
REDUCE LEAD TIME
By enabling early consideration of formabillity and process parameters
BETTER DESIGNS
By allowing product designers and process engineers to collaborate to optmise design
PRODUCT BENEFITS
Geometry
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Create modify, and de-feature models using Altair Inspire tools
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Extract mid-surface, fill holes and cutouts and remove flanges with preparation tools
Model Setup
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If the part geometry is available in car coordinates the solution automatically calculates the best stamping direction, the user can also select their own stamping direction
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Apply restraining forces corresponding to blankholder and draw-beads
Materials Library
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Includes a material library for standard steel and aliminium grades
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Create and store new materials for future use
Analysis and Results
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The flat blank needed to form the part shape is available at the end of the analysis
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Visualise thinning and other defects such as splits, wrinkles and loose metal
Multi Stage Virtual Tryout
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Optimise the manufacturing process by setting up multistage metal forming virtual tryout tools
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The fast and scalable incremental problem solver supports forming and trimming
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Allows the ability to accurately analyse material flow, splits, wrinkles, lose metal and springback