Draw-in Map - A Road Map for Simulation-Guided Die Tryout and Stamping Process Control
- General Motors Corp. Manufacturing Engineering, Die Center, 2000 Centerpoint, Pontiac, MI 48341 (United States)
Sheet metal forming is a displacement or draw-in controlled manufacturing process in which a flat blank is drawn into die cavity to form an automotive body panel. Draw-in amount is the single most important stamping manufacturing index that controls all forming characteristics (strains, stresses, thinning, etc.), stamping failures (splits, wrinkles, surface distortion, etc.) and line die operations and automations. Draw-in Map is engineered for math-based die developments via advanced stamping simulation technology. Then the Draw-in Map is provided to die makers in plants as a road map for math-guided die tryout in which the die tryout workers follow the engineered tryout conditions and matches the engineered draw-in amount so that the tryout time and cost are greatly reduced, and quality is ensured. The Map can also be used as a math-based trouble-shooting tool to identify the causes of formability problems in stamping production. The engineered Draw-in Map has been applied to all draw die tryout for all GM vehicle programs since 1998. A minimum 50% reduction in both lead-time and cost and significant improvement in panel quality in tryout have been reported. This paper presents the concept and process to apply the engineered Draw-in Map in die tryout.
- OSTI ID:
- 20726189
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 778, Issue 1; Conference: NUMISHEET 2005: 6. international conference and workshop on numerical simulation of 3D sheet metal forming process, Detroit, MI (United States), 15-19 Aug 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2011195; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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