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Join the AutoForm Global Webinar: Kickstart Your Stamping Process Feasibility by Using Smart Frontloading Technology, March 02, 2023

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Accelerating Part and Process Maturation Industry 4.0 is characterized by increased digitalization, thus for the stamping industry, the focus is now shifting to robust process engineering, and from single-part feasibility to assembly feasibility. This results in huge savings during tryout and production, but this requires more upfront engineering efforts. In this webinar, we will demonstrate a state-of-the-art front-loading methodology that can assist stamping engineers in getting a matured starting point of advanced feasibility engineering, with a clearer understanding of the draw design criticalities and of the inputs required like blank shape, drawbead distribution and so forth. This can result in…
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Used cars 101: From setting a budget to the test drive – a guide for buying a used vehicle

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Illustration by Melanie LambrickSo, you’ve decided to buy a car. Here’s the first question: new or used? In general terms, the choice is straightforward. A new car comes with the latest features, warranties and the promise of several years of driving free from all but routine maintenance. The benefits of buying used? If you choose well, you’ll save a bundle. It hasn’t been so simple in pandemic times. The pandemic led to inventory shortages and soaring vehicle prices as people who would normally buy only new cars flooded onto the pre-owned lots. But the pandemic challenges aside, the basic…
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Used car brands that have lost the most value in 2023

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Used car prices are still elevated, but there are signs that the market is finally cooling. CarGurus’ used car price index shows that the average used pricing for most brands has fallen over the last year, with some seeing double-digit percentage drops. Tesla, which has reduced its new vehicle pricing several times in recent months, led to a charge with an almost 27 percent drop in used pricing year-over-year. The top 10 list:Tesla: -26.95% Wagoneers: -18.42% Fiats: -14.05% Jaguars: -13.47% Scions: -13.02% Land Rovers: -10.62% Infinity: -9.89% Subaru: -9.41% Alfa Romeo: -9.36% Nissan: -8.91%Some of the numbers are…
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Struggling with an Equivalent Material Card? Material Scattering Simulation Can Help

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It is well known that tool makers really struggle in creating a material card that describes material behavior under deformation made by the stamping process. Most of the time they end up using an equivalent material card or a card created by using a very limited amount of data (and use generic assumptions). In this article Ramandeep Singh, AutoForm Technical Account Manager India, explains how considering material scattering can support engineering delivering reliable data to tool shopsOver the last few decades, simulation software has become standard practice for virtually validating the stamping process. To ensure correspondence between digital and…
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