Learn how in-line process control using Smart Engineering from AutoForm can eliminate scrap in sheet metal stamping production.
About the presentation Stamping lines generate scrap when production conditions slide outside the “process window” the line is tuned to run within: ranges of tonnage, material, gauge, lubrication, blank positioning, etc. In reality, these parameters are not all sufficiently controllable. When this happens, even the most sophisticated in-line data acquisition and process control/AI technologies are incapable of bringing production outcomes into quality compliance without compromising part quality or piece cost. AI and control algorithms simply cannot override basic laws of mechanics and material behavior. Smart Engineering is a systematic approach to engineering a process that not only has narrow quality metrics but also a wide process window. This presentation provides insight into the digital execution of this approach, starting from early product design, through process development, all the way to validation/certification of its true potential in producing quality compliant stampings.
Meet your presenter Kidambi Kannan is a technical specialist with AutoForm Engineering USA. His responsibilities include the role of technical specialist and training management. Following a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, Kidambi joined EASi Engineering as a project engineer. He eventually served as project manager for sheet metal forming projects. Kidambi joined AutoForm Engineering USA Inc. in 2002 as technical manager and has been intimately involved in the rapid and industry-wide expansion of AutoForm’s presence throughout the past 19+ years.
About the company AutoForm was founded in 1995 in Zurich, Switzerland. Since then, AutoForm has grown continuously and rapidly, and the company is now recognized as the leading provider of software solutions for sheet metal forming and assembly simulation.
Today, over 3,500 users in more than 1,000 companies in 50 countries around the world, trust in and rely on AutoForm for their key engineering and manufacturing operations.
Leading the way in research and development, AutoForm's innovations for rapid and reliable validation of design, engineering, and manufacturing processes on sheet metal stampings have profoundly revolutionized the market.
Producing tremendous improvements in quality, time, and cost, AutoForm is an acknowledged industry standard at virtually every automotive OEM and at leading suppliers of tooling, stampings, and materials worldwide.
We are proud to have earned genuine customer loyalty because of both our products and our people. Our mission is to provide innovative technological sheet metal stamping software solutions along with best-in-class support, which give our customers competitive advantages worldwide.
We would be happy to help your company optimize their stamping capabilities. Contact us to see how you can get a free trial of AutoForm's stamping software products.
AutoForm Engineering USA Inc. www.autoform.com Offices: Troy, MI & Grand Rapids, MI USA Phone: 888.428.8636 ext. 3 Email: sales@autoform.com
Learn how integrated metrology influences carbon balanced production.
About the presentation Starting a new business is never an easy task. This was true for PEMBREE founder, Phil Law, who felt it was his ethical obligation to ensure his products could be carbon balanced. PEMBREE uses Fusion 360 to realize the manufacturing process, from design concepts to computer aided manufacturing (CAM) programming and machine simulation. PEMBREE identifies quality control as the key to carbon-balanced manufacturing. In this talk, we will cover how PEMBREE uses integrated metrology within Fusion 360 to keep tight process control, ensuring that if scrap parts are found, they are found early in the process. This prevents additional value being wasted on non-conforming parts
Meet your presenter Based out of Autodesk’s technology center in Birmingham, UK, you can normally find Richard Stubley on the machines putting our software to the test. Having a keen interest in CNC machines, Stubley joined Autodesk in 2017. He focused on integrated CAD CAM. You may have seen him at Autodesk University, watched one of his many online tutorials, or even tuned in for a live stream or two. If this is your first-time meeting Richard, you will see how passionate he is about manufacturing and the solutions Autodesk can offer.
About the company Autodesk specializes in design and make technology. With expertise across architecture, engineering, construction, design, manufacturing, and entertainment, we help innovators everywhere solve today’s pressing challenges. Over the past four decades, millions of people have trusted our technology to transform how their products are made, and in the process, we’ve transformed what can be made. Today our solutions span industries and empower innovators around the globe.
Top manufacturers, publishers, and organizations present scores of learning opportunities that run concurrently with the IMTS show.
Registration is open for The IMTS 2022 Conference and The HANNOVER MESSE USA 2022 Conference, along with the 10 additional conferences occurring at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which runs Sept. 12-17. All conferences are co-located with the show at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
“Content is key in the information era, and we have organized the widest array of conference topics ever at IMTS 2022 to help visitors move their people, business, and technology forward,” says Bonnie Gurney, vice president – strategic partnerships for AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which owns and produces IMTS.
The IMTS 2022 Conference, powered by AMT and GIE Media’s Manufacturing Group, is composed of multiple sessions throughout the week. Topics include process innovation, plant operations, quality/inspection, automation, improving productivity, improving part quality, and developing a competent workforce to improve the competitiveness of manufacturing in the United States.
The 2022 HANNOVER MESSE USA Conference will offer 5 topics tracks including Motion & Drives, Cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, Automation, and Supply Chain; a comprehensive conference that will provide solutions to current manufacturing concerns.
The additional AMT-partner conferences cover subjects such as additive manufacturing, 3D printing for job shops, lasers, parts cleaning, industrial interoperability standards, and technology leadership.
“Conferences at IMTS 2022 offer a deeper dive into the technologies exhibited on the show floor, the chance to network with subject matter experts and like-minded peers, and the opportunity for professional growth,” Gurney says. “Plan to take advantage of these learning opportunities for a few days, then add another day to your itinerary to walk the show floor. There is no more efficient way to gather more information in one location, plus it gives you a chance to rest your feet while stretching your mind.”
While lower from March, April orders surpassed a half billion dollars for the second month in a row.
April 2022 orders of manufacturing technology totaled $513.4 million, the second month in a row surpassing half a billion dollars, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. April orders decreased nearly 7% from March 2022 but were 27.5% larger than April 2021. 2022 orders through April totaled $1.9 billion, a 27% increase over the first four months of 2021.
“Despite these strong results, there’s clearly been a lot of news related to declining consumer sentiment, everything from inflation to high interest rates to the war in Ukraine,” says Douglas K. Woods, president of AMT. “While consumer sentiment has been low since April 2021, consumer demand continues to hit record highs, leveraging consumers’ amassed savings as well as large capital investment pools looking for high-value market opportunities.
“April USMTO numbers reflect ongoing consumer spending, particularly fueled by demand for manufactured goods, such as aerospace and other capital-heavy industries,” Woods continues. “Based on available economic projections, we had anticipated orders to gradually soften through the middle of the year. However, that pullback has not happened, and signs point to above-average orders for manufacturing technology into the beginning of the summer.
“When supply chain issues are minimized, the continued pace of consumer-driven demand could necessitate additional capacity, prolonging a potential slowdown in the industry.”
Learn how using large-FOV calibrated imaging systems with laser guidance can monitor automated production.
About the presentation As automation accelerates value-added activities in the production of complex components, a growing portion of the cycle time is taken up by quality monitoring activities, including manual inspections and those performed by coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). This trend creates an opportunity to reduce overall cycle time by accelerating inspection and corrective actions. Laser profilometers and conventional “smart camera” systems have been applied in some cases, but these technologies have limitations on both inspection type and cycle-time reductions. An automatic inspection and laser feedback system developed for aerospace composites manufacturing is currently being evaluated for application to automotive, wind, and other industries seeking to maximize throughput and minimize waste. The technology’s aimed vision system captures high-resolution images of small regions within its large field of view (FOV) (typically 3m x 3m); calibrates them using photogrammetric transforms; and analyzes them using algorithms created via machine learning. Automatic laser feedback speeds corrective measures by guiding operators to flaw locations. This presentation details the technology and shares results of current applications and ongoing evaluations.
Meet your presenter As President and Founder of Aligned Vision, Scott Blake pioneered composites fabrication digitalization efforts, including 3D industrial laser projection, automatic inspection for composites, and the use of artificial intelligence to accelerate application development. He holds three patents in the area of automatic inspection, and his composites manufacturing process control system, forerunner of Aligned Vision’s BUILDGUIDE fabrication management system, garnered him the 2000 National Tibbetts award for SBIR work. Blake is leading his team to integrate inspection and laser projection into the digital thread for aerospace and automotive composites.
About the company Since 1988, our mission remains the same: help manufacturers raise production speed and product quality. Collaborating with our customers, we innovate in ways that increase throughput, reduce the cost of production and rework, and enhance quality and traceability.