TPT May 2012

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Simulation in roll forming industry DATA M Software India (dSI) supplies Copra ® RF (roll form) software for the sheet metal cold roll forming industry in India and Southeast Asia. not only performs training on how to handle design and simulation software, but also teaches the basics of sheet metal forming. The training is generally conducted in two stages. Roll tool designing, optimising, verifying and troubleshooting of tool sets are dSI’s special services for India’s roll forming industry.

Copra RF is tailored to the tube and pipe industry as well as for roll forming of simple and complex sheet metal profiles. The software offers a variety of modules for open and closed (welded or seam locked) sections that allow the engineers to design, optimise and verify (high end simulation of production process) the later roll tool performance. The product portfolio also includes optical scanning systems for roll tool quality control. To provide quick implementation of software, dSI offers training and after- sales support from a local source in India and neighbouring countries. The company

Copra FEA RF software simulates the roll forming operation by non-linear elastoplastic calculation, allowing product quality verification before putting a new tool set into production. The software can also perform simulation on post roll forming operations such as tube drawing, tube bending, inline bending of open sections, ring rolling, and profile stretch bending. data M Software India Pvt – India Fax: +91 80 2679 6191

After the first stage, engineers are given sufficient time to practice and prepare for the second stage, which covers how Copra RF could be adopted in their company environment. dSI also provides hotline support and Internet training. As a local partner dSI offers support in the first real-time projects, to help customers from the very beginning of a product development project. The company also assists the customer to develop a ‘right first time’ policy, to succeed in all product developments in an optimum timespan, with minimum cost or unnecessary machine downtime. THE NetMarker ® table marking system from Markator ® Manfred Borries can durably mark small-sized workpieces or identification plates. The CNC-controlled table marking system offers high operating comfort and fulfils the requirements of industrial marking. The system works electro- pneumatically and marks nearly all materials, from hardened steel to pressure sensitive, thin walled, coated or slightly arched work pieces. The NetMarker is characterised by a maximum marking speed, high marking quality and good price-performance ratio. Additionally, the system works absolutely maintenance free. The system is also available as part of Markator’s new XL product range. While a PC was needed for the operation of the standard version of the NetMarker, the new NetMarker XL table marking system can be operated with a central control unit. The software on this compact and space-saving control unit is 100 per cent operator controlled, clearly represented and well structured. The central control unit can be operated via a USB keyboard. Well-known functions

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CNC-controlled table marking

such as auto-numbering, time, date and circle marking are still available, as well as the possibility to connect a rotating axis to mark round work pieces. Special characters and logos are available on request. The Ethernet and USB interfaces of the central control unit enable easy connection to the PC software, and easy transfer of marking files, fonts and logos. The central control unit’s large, high-resolution LC colour display shows all information at a glance and makes the creation, modification and final check of the marking file very easy. The central control unit offers memory space for several hundred marking files, logos and fonts, making it possible to create and save a marking file for each customer, shift or type of workpiece. This file can then be loaded any time it is needed. Marking text, logo and coordinates can be saved in the marking file. Markator Manfred Borries GmbH – Germany

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