Astorg, one of the most successful independent private equity companies in Europe, has acquired a majority of AutoForm. With its strong focus on European growth-oriented technology companies, Astorg has an impressive track-record in the area of…

In recent years, modern materials such as high strength steels and aluminum are being increasingly applied in the production of automotive stamped parts. Since stamped parts made from these materials are more affected by springback than those made…

Drawbeads are commonly used to control material flow during the drawing operation in order to achieve the optimal forming of a part without cracks and wrinkles. Such control is often achieved by using drawbeads in combination with a binder force.…

AutoForm Engineering GmbH has unveiled its latest software AutoForm Hydro 2016. This version of AutoForm Hydro has many significant enhancements including a completely new unique set of functionalities for springback compensation. Based on accurate…

PSA Peugeot Citroën enhances its productivity and efficiency with AutoForm’s new product line, which fully supports the usage and management of individual company standards.

AutoForm Engineering GmbH presents its enhanced AutoForm-HemPlanner^plus software, which is now fully integrated in the AutoForm^plus R6 version. This integration offers all the advantages of AutoForm^plus R6’s efficient workflow and a newly enhanced…

To achieve the optimal forming process of a stretched part without any cracks and wrinkles, control of material flow during the drawing operation is required. Such control is often achieved by using drawbeads in combination with a binder force.…

Sheet metal forming process design is becoming more and more complex. This greater complexity is the result of the continuously increasing geometrical complexity of stamped parts as well as the numerous applications of high-strength steels.…

Vehicle manufacturers aim to build their new car models by using state-of-the-art technologies, which reduce time intensive work processes and increase planning accuracy. By implementing such technologies, the period of time between the design freeze…

AutoForm Engineering GmbH has unveiled the latest software version, AutoForm^plus R6. This release offers a new set of powerful functionalities to support users along the entire digital sheet metal process chain.