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Software offers springback compensation in tube hydroforming

AutoForm Engineering GmbH offers AutoForm Hydro 2016 software for rapid tool design for tube hydroforming processes and simulation of these processes. It includes new functionalities for springback compensation after bending and hydroforming operations.

The bending compensation is achieved through the generation of a new bending line using the same springback value in the opposite direction and compensation of process parameters while the tool geometries remain unchanged. The hydroforming compensation takes into account springback after the hydroforming operation and all springback modes such as translation, twisting, and crowning.

The automatic update of tool geometries results in compensated tools that can be exported easily, states the company. By identifying and analyzing the root cause of springback, engineers can define the most effective compensation strategy for the project at hand.