Virtual Joining Factory – Integration of Microstructure Evolution in the Manufacturing Process Chain Simulation

Abstract:

Over the past years engineering has established itself in many areas of production technology on the basis of simulation methods. Efficient tools and software applications for the development and planning of products, machines and systems have been developed which allow virtual analyses especially for critical areas, e.g. micro structural analysis’s, forming processes or joining applications. However, these are often isolated solutions which only cover one particular aspect and are not complete calculation tools. This is often caused by data transfer between simulation programs. There are hardly any automatic links between software tools which often come from different providers. Often data formats have to be converted first and then transferred manually. Therefore, interdependencies can only be taken into consideration to a small extent and with a high expenditure of resources. This affects the quality of numerical results and hence the development and optimization process. Consequently, the necessity of a process chain simulation which covers all production steps similar to a virtual factory becomes obvious. This automatic simulation should make it possible to consider the numerical results from micro structure calculation to the manufacturing of the composite tools successively and thus contribute to having a nearly fault-free perfected process for the real factory.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 651-653)
• Pages: 1325-1330
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.651-653.1325
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Ulrike Beyer*, Ingo Neubauer, Johannes Kreyca, Ernst Kozeschnik
• Keywords: FEM, Joining, Material Calculation, Self-Piercing Riveting, Simulation, Virtual Factory

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