Simulation software developer Stampack presented the latest version Xpress 2024.1 at Euroblech 2024 in Hanover.
“Tryout is the step in the engineering and manufacturing process of a mold in which the mold is mounted in the press and an attempt is made to produce a component for the first time. Every change that has to be made after the tool has been created requires the molded parts to be remade or machined, which results in high costs,” emphasizes Markus Wagner, Managing Director of Stampack GmbH.
“Stampack Xpress, on the other hand, transfers the try-out from the workshop to the design department, thereby avoiding lengthy and expensive coordination work on the actual finished tool.” 
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Stampack now not only simulates the forming process, but also the opening of the press after forming has been completed.
Component deformation during start-up is displayed and can be prevented by the designer through a balanced distribution of forces.
Another important point, especially for Catia users, is the new ‘Tipping’ function – the automatic coordinate transformation from the vehicle to the press coordinate system.
In addition, there are a total of 27 detailed improvements such as optimized visibility in the evaluation and the integration of the Floating Manager into the license tool.
In contrast to many market competitors, Stampack offers the option of simulating formings both in shell mode and more precisely with its own volume solver.
The calculation method is selected independently of the process definition.
Stampack’s wide range of applications is also reflected in the software’s customer base: this includes suppliers of tools for large car body parts as well as leading toolmakers specializing in high-speed presses from the contact connector industry, who are mainly based in the Pforzheim area.
“Stampack provides us with excellent services, particularly when it comes to method planning during layout creation and feasibility inquiries. This has enabled us to reduce coordination times thanks to savings in change loops,” emphasizes Stefan Maier, Head of the Technical Competence Center (TCC) at Rosenberger Stanztechnik in Birkenfeld.
More than 150 companies worldwide from all areas of sheet metal forming work with Stampack.
Even large automotive OEMs have now recognized the potential of the software and accept Stampack results from their suppliers.
Stampack offers interfaces to all CAD systems used in toolmaking and is used by users directly in tool design rather than in special simulation departments.
The simulation in the early phase of tool development offers users the option of playing through various possible solutions to a problem and therefore also allows more difficult forming operations without the need to build a test tool.
Andreas Donath, Head of Design at Kölle GmbH, confirms the positive experiences of users: “The simulations allow our experts to tackle previously seemingly unsolvable tasks.”
Background
Stampack GmbH, based in Bietigheim, Germany, develops and distributes Stampack Xpress – a simulation software for forming tool construction.
Since its market launch in 2010, Stampack has become the leading simulation software for progressive dies.
Thanks to enormous improvements in the computing speed of its own 3D volume solver, Stampack is suitable for complex forming processes in the contact connector sector as well as for large-area automotive parts.
New developments such as iterative springback compensation and trim line calculation make Stampack Xpress a complete package that is now indispensable in the development process for over 150 customers.
The practice-oriented software is intended for product developers and method planners alike.
Previous knowledge and practical experience in FEM are not required.
Web: www.stampack.com Euroblech Hall 27 Stand 27-J13
