The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute® with funding from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, announced a new partnership with the Pittsburgh-based Patterns of Meaning Initiative, an innovative program that introduces steel, specialty materials and metal manufacturing to K-12 students through the arts.
Simulation software lets engineers evaluate and fine-tune stamping lines before dies are cut or parts are produced.
March 12, 2025
PFÄFFIKON, Switzerland—AutoForm Engineering GmbH, a supplier of software for stamping and body-in-white (BiW) assembly processes, has released a new version of its AutoForm Forming R12 software. This version provides new capabilities and enhancements for the sheet metal forming process, in particular for the feasibility and validation phases of stamping processes.