Design
The first step in the manufacturing of dies or tooling begins in design. We ate K&S hav ea diverse palette of design software. Solidworks, plus add-on software is used extensively for build prints and detailing. Mastercam is available to enhance efficiencies with bogh the CNC and WEDM departments. We also have Pro/Engineer, Unigraphics, Autocad, Expert CAD, and other 2D and 3D software for use in translations. One software capability included in our Design Department is Dnyaform sheet metal forming simulation software. This software allows us to assess stamping tooling and part designs before the tooling is ever built. The software predicts the formability of sheet metal products taking into accoung the possibility of cracking, wrinkling, thinning, skid mark and spring back effects that occur during the process. This type of feedback allows for a better functioning tool to be built, so when placed in the press a good part is produced much sooner than when using traditional methods.
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