FORMING AND COSTING SOLUTIONS

Established in 1989 as a Technology Development Center for the metal stamping industry, Forming Technologies Incorporated (FTI) is a world leader in providing OEM's and part suppliers with innovative software and training solutions designed to reduce the development time and cost of parts and tooling. For many customers, these solutions have resulted in millions of dollars in cost savings.

FTI's Forming and Costing Software Solutions have been subjected to years of validation and refinement. It's speed and ease of use empower the user to identify potential product, process and tooling changes, as well as cost improvements prior to completing the part or tooling design.

CATFORM is based on FTI's popular FASTFORM formability analysis software. It's integration with CATIA V5 provides a powerful tool for identifying formability problems and blank shapes in sheet metal parts without leaving CATIA's environment.

Download the CATFORM pdf brochure and go to the CATFORM home page.

PRODUCT FEATURES:

Formability Analysis

FTI's powerful solver determines where a part will split or wrinkle, how much it will thin out, the amount of stretch in the panel and what type of stretch it will be. It accounts for differences in material, press direction, friction and holding forces.