Simulation possibilities - FORGE®

This film shows the possibilities to simulate different forging applications with FORGE® simulation software.
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►Shearing:
00:02 - 00:14 FORGE® models the real process including hot or cold billet shearing to evaluate the profile of the sheared area, local plastic strain, residual stresses and press load.

►Reducer Rolling + Forging:
00:18 - 00:27 Reducer rolling is a typical operation to get a well-balanced preform prior to forging.

►Crankshaft - Forging:
00:49 - 01:16 Closed-die forging simulation is used for multiple purposes: to FORGE® validates the forging sequence for quotation purposes, to solves shop-floor issues and to optimizes the forging yield of existing components.

►Central looseness tracking:
01:16 - 01:19 Easy following of segregations at the center of the billet

►Flash reverse tracking:
01:20 – 01:26 Backward flash tracking to locate areas with excess of material and consequently to optimize billet preform.

►Connecting Rod - Cross Rolled Preform
01:31 – 01:56 FORGE® simulates the metal flow occurring during CWR. It detects potential defects due to the Mannesman effect and considers the real kinematic applied on the rolls.

►Yoke
02:02 – 02:14 FORGE® perfectly handles tooling analysis with multiple deformable bodies.

►Flash Trimming
02:15 – 02:24 Unrivaled remeshing capabilities and solver robustness to simulate trimming or piercing operations.

►Ring Rolling
02:25 – 02:48 Ring rolling process is used to produce seamless rings starting from a donut-shaped preform. Parts are typically made of stainless steels, nickel or titanium alloys.

►Turbine Blade
02:49 – 03:04 For aerospace applications, FORGE® can simulate a large variety of parts (engine disk, fan or turbine blade, landing gear, …) made of nickel-based superalloys, titanium or aluminium grades.

►Reverse Point Tracking
03:05 – 03:13 FORGE® embeds unique tracking features predict surface folds/laps, fibering, grain flow, underskin defects and much more.

►Cogging - Ingot solidification
03:14 – 03:41 TRANSVALOR is the unique software editor in the field of forming process simulation to ensure the complete workflow from casting to forging. Porosity: closing prediction during forging is done from distribution at the end of solidification. Areas with enriched carbon concentration/depletion can be tracked up to the end of forging.

►Rolling
03:43 – 03:52 Simulate continuous rolling to anticipate product imperfections (hot tearing, twisting, ripple effect).

►Forging Machine
03:53 – 04:07 Incremental forming process is a standard process which allows significant reduction of the press load.

►Becking
04:08 – 04:33 FORGE® addresses major open-die forging processes: cogging, becking, mandrel drawing, blooming. The bi-mesh method grants important CPU time reduction.

►Water quenching
04:34 – 04:53 Based on TTT/CCT diagrams, FORGE® simulates quenching of forgings dropped into a water pool. Output results are: temperature, phase transformation, residual stresses and part distortion.

►Flow Forming
04:55 – 05:26 Flow forming or metal spinning processes make it possible to obtain cylindrical parts with complex shapes by reducing thicknesses.

►Pipe rolling
05:27 – 05.35 Control thickness and eccentricity variations during rolling of long products.

►Brass coring
05:38 – 05:48 Simulation of non-ferrous metals and alloys with excellent resistance to corrosion and very good electrical conductivity is possible with FORGE®: Bronze, Brass, Copper, Aluminum.

►Riveting
05:49 – 06:00 FORGE® addresses various fastening techniques: clinching, riveting, crimping with multiple materials.

►Fastening
06:01 – 06:09 …For fastening/tightening simulations, FORGE® genuine elasto-plastic behavior allows the accurate calculation of residual stresses as well as potential damage of the components.

►Thread Rolling
06:10 – 06:20 Simulation of high-quality fasteners: from forging up to final thread rolling stage. Real kinematics applied on the chaser dies, smart rotational update scheme that ensure fastener volume conservation during the simulation.

More info about FORGE® capabilities: https://www.transvalor.com/en/forge

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