WCA September 2011

Technology news

Optimising welding applications

MSC.Marc Solver, IFE WELDSIM Solver and different heat sources (Goldak model, cylindrical volume sources, surface heat sources with Gauss).

clamping tools; section views of all result values; “Weldmonitor” (trip to all welding seams in a 2D section); measuring point diagrams for comparison with test welds; progress indication of calculations with access to already calculated results during the analysis; context support for all input areas; interface to RoboCad as well as export interface to robots; Dual Solver Technology: optimised

Simufact Engineering GmbH, a provider of software and services in the area of process simulation, has launched a new simulation environment – Simufact.welding for the process optimisation of welding applications. Simufact.welding supports welding specialists and engineers in the layout and test of welding processes, and for the first time, the virtual process design and optimisation can be applied closely to production. The use of Simufact.welding permits an accurately timed control of several robots, an easy modification of welding sequences, speed, heat input, stop times, or fastening devices. Quick evaluation of process variants by change of welding parameters leads to systematic optimisation of fusion zones, heat affected zones, residual stress and distortions. The software provides extensive tools for reporting, among others, for the display of distortion, temperature distribution, residual stresses, curve progression of physical factors on fixed measuring points as well as several export interfaces. Most different ways of description such as dynamic cuts through the welding seam, flexible views and detailed x-y-diagrams enable a quick and efficient analysis of the welding process. The functions of Simufact.welding at a glance: Pre and post-processing within one GUI; no data conversion; fast presentation of results; result evaluation simultaneous to comp- utation; interactive graphical sequence control of robots and

Simufact Engineering GmbH – Germany Fax : +49 407 901 6222 Email : info@simufact.de Website : www.simufact.com

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Wire & Cable ASIA – September/October 2011