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NEWS RELEASE

EuroBLECH Award:

Simufact.welding is selected as one of the most innovative ehi!its

Simufact.welding on the short list for the category ‘joining‘ 

Ham!urg" #erman$" %cto!er &'" &()* + The welding simulation software

Simufact.welding, a software product of Simufact Engineering, has been nominated

as one of the three most innovative exhibits for the shortlist of the EuroBLECH

 ward ! categor" #$oining%. The EuroBLECH ward, at the international technolog"trade fair for sheet metal forming, has been awarded b" the speciali&ed media

blechnet and '' 'aschinen'ar(t, both publications of )ogel publishing, this "ear

in six categories.

 t the ceremon" last Tuesda", Simufact was pleased to have received the award

along with the also for $oining technolog" nominated and later award winner

*ren&ebach 'aschinenbau, and +ronius eutschland.

#Even though we didn%t end up winning the award, the nomination and ma(ing the

shortlist are a great achievement for our compan"%, said 'ichael -ohlmuth,

managing director and CE of Simufact. #-e are convinced that with

Simufact.welding we have developed a software product that will prevail in the

manufacturing industr". The simulation of welding processes is a method, which can

answer important /uestions relating to the industrial use and the optimi&ation of

welding processes.%

S,ecific tas-s for Simufact.welding

-hen it comes to industrial welding there are a number of recurring issues, to which

the answers often re/uire significant efforts0 dents and bumps ! which are also

unsightl" ! are instable and can $ump bac( and forth audibl". -elded components

can no longer be $oined or are lea(ing. 1otating welded components are

unbalanced. The minimi&ation of welding distortions in trials or rather the

subse/uent ad$ustment is expensive and time2consuming.

 s before a computer2aided optimi&ation has onl" been successful in academic

application cases, not for real complex structures in the industrial manufacturing,

because considering all influential factors with the current methods was extremel"

time2consuming.

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Simufact.welding + escri,tion of innovation

Simufact.welding is from the ground up newl" developed simulation software

following the specifications of a tas( force of the *erman automobile industr". +ast,

precise and robust calculations combined with an innovative, user2friendl" and

suitable for dail" use concept are to allow engineers and technicians from

production to handle their welding tas(s with the software.

 fter an eight "ear development period, Simufact%s new version 5 comes ver" close

to the demands of the manufacturing industr"0 an efficient and comfortable model

design, consideration of special welding2specific boundar" conditions, ad$ustable

meshing and re2meshing, a material data ban( with complete data sets for all

welding relevant material classes, practical and application2oriented handling and

pre2settings.

Simufact.welding is particularl" high performance +inite2Element2based software,

which allows the realistic prediction of distortions and internal stresses, while

considering material changes during welding, and determines strategies to minimi&e

them. Simufact.welding is the onl" simulation software which automaticall"

considers the complex contact situation between the components. Simufact.welding

calculates the microstructural properties in the heat2affected &one6 their form allows

conclusions about the properties of the weld seam, in particular its strength. The

user gains valuable insights to identif" welding defects such as hot crac(s in the

simulation, and to avoid them in the practice.

7nli(e regular calculation software, our software assists in finding the optimal

clamping devices based on the implementation of real tool geometr", while

considering clamping forces and clamping stiffness. 8n addition to the clamping

concepts, the suitable welding se/uences can be identified with Simufact.welding.

The Software predicts the final contour of the component and helps to manufacture

components with precise tolerances in series. new visuali&ation concept ensures

that the entire welding process, with all its process c"cles, can be reviewed in an

overview, influencing factors can be visuali&ed and different variants are comparable

at a single glance.

 fter researching universities were primaril" among the first users, the software has

now gained the functional maturit" to ma(e the productive application in the tough

industrial practice possible. The first industrial customers have completed the earl"

stages of researching, experimenting and testing and are now ta(ing serious steps

towards the productive application of welding simulation software.

Please note the accompanying Simufact team photo for download.

A!out Simufact Engineering #m!H

Simufact Engineering is a global operating software compan" providing process simulation

products and services to manufacturing industries. Toda", after almost 9: "ears of

developing and supporting simulation solutions for the design and optimi&ation of

manufacturing techni/ues in metal processing, the Hamburg ;*erman"< head/uartered

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compan" has established as one of the leaders in this business area. Simufact succeeds in

extending its global mar(et share bac(ed up b" a d"namicall" growing customer base

exceeding a number of =:: customers. Simufact customers come from all areas of

manufacturing technolog"0 hot forging, cold forming, sheet metal forming, rolling, ring rolling,open die forging, mechanical $oining, heat treatment, and welding. s a service partner, the

compan" is offering individual solutions for manufacturing processes, using state2of2the2art

CE tools. dditional services li(e consulting, training and technical support complete

Simufact%s performance. 8n their head/uarters in Hamburg, *erman offices in >assel and

'arburg, subsidiaries in the 7nited States and 8ndia, and a 1epresentative ffice in ?apan,

Simufact emplo"s more than =: people. strong and continuousl" growing networ(

composed of local offices, subsidiaries and channel partners ensures global support.

+or more information about Simufact Engineering please visit www.simufact.com.

Simufact® is a registered trademark of Simufact Engineering GmbH. ll other trademarks belong to their respecti!e owners.

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Press Contact:

"olker #ensing 

$irector #arketing % &ommunications

simufact engineering gmbh

Phone '() *+,(+ -)+ /012+ 

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!olker.mensing6simufact.de

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