Excellence in Metal Forming Simulation
AFDEX is a general-purpose metal forming simulator, which meets the following requirements for intelligent bulk-metal- forming (BMF) simulation (BMFS):
- Solutions should be accurate, and volume loss or change due to the numerical schemes and procedures should be minimized and acceptable.
- Intelligent meshing or remeshing capabilities should minimize solution inaccuracies during remeshing and smoothing state variables.
- Optimized or adaptive meshing density capabilities should be adopted to obtain a solution within a reasonable computational time and without solution inaccuracy. Also, one should be able to successfully mesh complex geometries.
- Characteristic boundaries (or edges) and workpiece-die interface boundaries should be accurately traced during simulation and remeshing to minimize changes in the boundary value problem due to remeshing.
- Multi-stage BMF processes (especially multi-stage forging processes) should be simulated automatically to reduce the total simulation time (including both computational time and user processing time between the stages).
- The simulator should be convenient and user friendly.
Material identification
Forging Simulation
Multi-stage forging
Deep piercing
Die Structural Analysis
Radial forging
Cross wedge rolling
Extrusion and Drawing
Sheet forming
Metal Forming Simulation
MFRC has unceasingly developed the metal forming simulator of AFDEX, standing for Advisor for metal Forming process Design EXperts, based on rigid-elasto-thermo-visco-plastic finite element method with intelligent remeshing technology embedded.
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AFDEX - Case Studies, News and Updates
This video demonstrates an automatic multi-stage cold forging simulation of a valve housing using AFDEX. Since the 1990s, AFDEX has specialized in multi-stage forging simulations, minimizing the need for user intervention.
This video shows a 3D roll forming simulation using #AFDEX, which is one of the commonly used sheet metal forming processes. In this simulation, roll forming was conducted using solid elements.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D multibody simulation for a rebar coupler tensile testing.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of hot forging process for manufacturing a primary gear.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of combined hot and cold forging process for manufacturing a bevel gear as well as die structural analysis. After the hot forging process, cold sizing process is operated. With AFDEX forging simulation software, you can perform die structure analysis and predict the die stress of dies.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of swaging process. In this simulation, the wrinkles were predicted in the inner surface of the swaged tube.
This video shows the result of effective strain and grain flow for bolt forming process conducted by #AFDEX forging simulation software. This 3D simulation of automatic multistage cold forging process is fully automated without user intervention.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of radial forging process using a stepped round bar.
This video shows a 3D simulation of ball bearing assembly using AFDEX forging simulation software, where the mesh around the contact areas between materials is set finer for enhanced accuracy. This is one of the examples of a multibody simulation in AFDEX, which considers the physical interactions between two or more materials, though it is not a forging simulation or other forming simulation.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of automatic multistage cold forging process for manufacturing fasteners, which is fully automated without user intervention.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of radial forging process using a stepped round bar.
This video shows #AFDEX 3D simulation of shearing process (cutting) in automatic multistage cold forging process for manufacturing fasteners.
This video shows cold pilger simulation using #AFDEX. Multibody analysis was used for the process simulation in order to take into account the eccentricity of the tube during pilgering process.
This video shows AFDEX simulation result of plate forging process for Aluminum cap plate of EV battery (Prismatic cell). The deformation history of the process is presented along with effective strain, and the actual final shapes of the outer plate are compared to the simulation results which the mesh is generated with different mesh densities.
This video shows #AFDEX plate forging simulation for main plate of strut mount, which is a component of vehicle’s suspension support. The actual final shapes of the main plate are compared to the simulation results.
This video shows AFDEX simulation result of plate forging process for outer plate of upper strut mount that is an essential component of vehicle’s suspension system. The deformation history of the process is presented along with effective strain, and the actual final shapes of the outer plate are compared to the simulation results.
This video shows simulation results of closed die forging with flash for outer tie rod end (Two closed-die cavities) in #AFDEX, predicting both the final deformed shape and underfill during the hot forging process.
This video shows hot forging process for a hub bearing simulated by AFDEX 2D non-isothermal analysis module. The deformation history of the process is presented along with effective strain, grain flow, and temperature.