Recent Results

AFEMS has been continuously used in design and analyze in different manufacturing and research areas. Some of the results has been listed as follow:

• CATIA Solution Magazine, November/December 1999:

                "Nonlinear finite element analysis of pacemaker lead design", S. Borgersen and H. Moradi

• CATIA Solution Magazine, September/October 1999:

            "Virtual Prototyping of sheet metal parts using CATIA", S. Borgersen and T. Hall       

• October 1999: AFEMS was used to determine the behavior of a tube during a tube hydroforming process.

            Images: Original Tube, the thickness after forming, the stress at the end of forming,

• October 1999: AFEMS was used to determine the net flat shape for a very complex stamping part, provided by Wolvorine Industries, with                      0.0004 accuracy. Due to the confidentiality of the part, there is no image available.

• Machine Design, July 1999:

                "Energy method builds part shape and tool"

                "Design guidelines for hydroforming"

• Overhaul and Maintenance, September 1998:

                "Affordable Sheet Metal Remanufacturing", B. Long