Click on the appropriate link below to download FASTBLANK or FASTFORM
ADVANCED by FTI (Forming Technologies Incorporated).
The typical
user of these products has no finite element analysis experience and is
usually a Die Designer, Tooling Engineer or Estimator.
Any of these products, from the most basic
FASTBLANK to the most complete FASTFORM ADVANCED can easily process a
model from start to finish in a matter of minutes. This is a
fact.
FASTFORM
ADVANCED is FTI's most complete product and our best selling
analysis software. Just a few of the important things this product has that
none of their other products have are Springback results, Curved Binder and Constraints that can be added to the model. This
product is very nearly as easy to use as the most basic product
FASTBLANK. It can absolutely be taught in a matter of hours to
someone with no prior formability analysis. Of course, FASTFORM
ADVANCED also includes showing safety zones to determine whether the
part will crack or wrinkle and gives accurate thinning and gathering
results. It has very simple tools for adding pressure pads and
blankholders as well as drawbeads. None of these have to be
created first in order to be applied. This product produces
extremely accurate flat blanks which saves several trips in and out of
the press in development. We have proven this over and over again
with our own designs by comparing the geometry that we gave the customer
initially to the final developed geometry that we received back from
them.
A great benefit of this software is its automatic creation of html
reports with color pictures of the results embedded in the report that
can be emailed to your customer or boss or whoever you want to prove
your concerns over models you receive. When you go to someone with
a concern along with a computer generated report backing up your
opinions, it carries a great deal more weight than when your opinion is
based solely on your past experience.
Click here to download a free trial copy of FASTFORM
ADVANCED
FASTBLANK is a standalone product that accurately and quickly determines
the flat blank as well as helping to determine the formability of metal stampings. It is
remarkably easy to use. You can have results in less than an hour
after downloading, even with no prior experience. In addition to giving you a printable report showing
you the blank size and material usage, you can also print or email a
colored graphical representation of the predicted material thinning and
gathering. This might be used to show your customer and or colleagues
what to expect as far as formability goes, and lets them know that you are
staying on the cutting edge of technology.
Click here to download a free trial copy of FASTBLANK.
BLANKNEST -
Material is very often the leading component in the cost of a metal
stamping. Having too much material in the quote can cause you to
lose the job, and not having enough can cause you to lose money if you get
the job.
BLANKNEST helps you determine the best layout for progressive dies as well
as blank dies. It automatically calculates the best
nesting layout to optimize material utilization based on pitch and width
constraints. It works with both one out or two out layouts and can
even nest two totally different parts in the same strip, or left hand and
right hand symmetrical parts. The user can print a report providing
cost per blank based on calculated results and user input.
Input data can be either DXF files or IGES files.
Click here to download a free trial copy of BLANKNEST.
