OSU receives grant, starts new forming organization
June 13, 2006
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Center for Precision Forming (CPF).
The organization will merge with the Center for Net Shape Manufacturing and conduct R&D on forming galvanized and ultrahigh-strength steel sheet; sheet and tube hydroforming; advanced techniques for material characterization and lubrication for stamping; and microforming and precision forming of sheet materials for automotive, aerospace, and appliance applications.
Several organizations and companies have expressed interested in joining the CPF, including GM, DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Textron, Whirlpool, Boeing, and Minster.
2006-07-11
Body Assembly Cells
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Client win for Delmia: Dassault Systemes, the French manufacturing technology company with its United States base in Auburn Hills, said Wednesday that automation system design specialist Autotool Inc. of Dublin, Ohio is using the Delmia V5 Robotics system for programming and simulation of its robotic auto assembly cells and lines. By simulating robot motions during design, Autotool can verify that the robots will be able to achieve all the required motions and that there will be no interferences. This means that when a system gets to the build phase, a huge amount of retool time is eliminated -- resulting in up to 30 percent cost savings in tool design and a 40 percent reductions in the number of machines, tools and work centers, according to a 2003 CIMData study on digital manufacturing. "We have used the software on a project where, without Delmia V5 Robotics simulation, it would have been impossible to figure out how to have the robots interface with the various fixtures," said Autotool design engineer Steve Forrest. "The two robots were in a fixed position. Simulation allowed us to optimize placement of the six different fixtures so that the robots could reach all positions and avoid any interferences." Delmia V5 Robotics allows tooling definition, workcell layout, robot programming and workcell simulation. More at http://www.blogger.com/www.autotoolinc.com or http://www.blogger.com/www.delmia.com.
Client win for Delmia: Dassault Systemes, the French manufacturing technology company with its United States base in Auburn Hills, said Wednesday that automation system design specialist Autotool Inc. of Dublin, Ohio is using the Delmia V5 Robotics system for programming and simulation of its robotic auto assembly cells and lines. By simulating robot motions during design, Autotool can verify that the robots will be able to achieve all the required motions and that there will be no interferences. This means that when a system gets to the build phase, a huge amount of retool time is eliminated -- resulting in up to 30 percent cost savings in tool design and a 40 percent reductions in the number of machines, tools and work centers, according to a 2003 CIMData study on digital manufacturing. "We have used the software on a project where, without Delmia V5 Robotics simulation, it would have been impossible to figure out how to have the robots interface with the various fixtures," said Autotool design engineer Steve Forrest. "The two robots were in a fixed position. Simulation allowed us to optimize placement of the six different fixtures so that the robots could reach all positions and avoid any interferences." Delmia V5 Robotics allows tooling definition, workcell layout, robot programming and workcell simulation. More at http://www.blogger.com/www.autotoolinc.com or http://www.blogger.com/www.delmia.com.
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