Qform uk: an ultimate metal forming simulation software for the industry, education and research

Abstract

With more than 30 years of research and development in the field of finite element simulation of metal forming processes, our program “QForm UK” is one of the leaders in the world market of commercial engineering software. It is used by hundreds of companies and universities in all industrially developed counties worldwide. The latest version QForm UK 10.2 has improved interface and mathematical algorithms to simulate a wide range of metal forming technologies such as forging, rolling, extrusion and stamping in a hot and cold state. The program also provides the heat treatment and microstructure evolution simulation for steels, titanium, aluminium and nickel-based alloys. The program possesses advanced simulation features such as the dual mesh method, fully thermally and mechanically coupled tasks, damage prediction criteria for workpiece and tools, and low-cycle tool fatigue prediction. The fastest network and client-server workflow with multiore and multi-task options give users the ability to design the best components in a virtual environment without costly shop trials.