Logopress Flatten

One Step FEA Blank Prediction

Logopress™ FEA flattening allows the user to quickly and easily determine the theoretical blank of 3D complex shaped parts. The parts can be imported solid or surface models that have come from a different CAD system.

The Flattening function helps both at the quotation stage and in the die design process. It minimizes development time in the press. The mesh is fully automatic but its size can also be adjusted if the user wishes to do so.

 

There is no need to be a mechanical engineer with finite element analysis skills to handle the Logopress™ FEA software because it is very user friendly.

The Logopress™ Flattening software is included inside the die design package but can also be purchased independently if you don’t need to design strip layouts and complete dies.
 

Key functions

• Manage native and/or imported data
• Manage solids and surfaces
• Material thickness management
• Customizable material database
• Choice of the “stamping starting area”
• Choice of the “stamping direction”
• Allow defining pinched/locked areas
• Thinning and thickening information
• Stress and strain information
• See: Flattening videos.

Unending - Full and partial unbending of linear and non-linear bends

In only a few mouse clicks you can unfold your part and then model the intermediate stages that will allow defining the process that will become your strip layout. This can be done from a native SolidWorks™ model or from an imported model from any other CAD system, without preparing it in any specific way.

The K-Factors for each individual bend can be automatically calculated by Logopress™ and the unfolding/unbending features can very easily be edited. This way, you can switch from a full unbending to a partial unbending. You can change the partial unbending angle value, you can manage the spring back options, the bend allowance, etc. See: Flattening videos

Highlighted Features

Flange management

Gusset management

Key functions

• Automatic bend analysis
• Automatic K-Factor calculation for each individual bend
• Customizable and flexible bend allowance management
• Full or partial unbending
• Spring back management
• Overbend management
• Gusset management
• Flange management
• Extruded holes management
• Shearing management
• Non constant thickness management
• Capability to show or hide the previous stages
• Capability to superimpose several intermediate stages

"Logopress Flatten is a tremendous time saver. Now if we get a complex part or dirty data, it's no problem."

-Scott Smith, Faspro Technologies