DATA SHOWS THAT THE COSTS FOR DEVELOPING A PROCESS LAYOUT WITHOUT PROCESS SIMULATION ARE ABOUT 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN FOR ONE WITH PROCESS SIMULATION

摘要

At this stage, a first concept review is done to determine whether the component can be formed as desired. The cost is calculated after finishing the blank-component drawing. This includes the calculation of the required material, the selection of the machines and a calculation of the respective machines' hourly rates. Tekfor Cologne usually has enough experience to provide an estimate without or with very little simulation for standard inquiries. This is, however, different for inquiries that present a real manufacturing challenge. In these cases simulation is used to get detailed information about the press forces and to evaluate whether the selected forming process is realizable.