New blanking and flanging simulation for TopSolid’Progress

Missler Software and Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI) are pleased to announce that FTI will be a new Missler Software partner for blank shape development, stamping, and flanging simulation for its TopSolid’Progress software solution. FTI is a world leading provider of software solutions for the design, feasibility, and costing of sheet metal components. The implementation of FTI technology in TopSolid’Progress offers many improvements. Developed blank shapes are more accurate thanks to FTI’s Coupled Hybrid Inverse (CHI) solver, which provides a better simulation of the shift in the neutral axis. During strip layout design, FTI’s accurate representation of real world forming conditions in local flanging operations brings accuracy, reliability and productivity to the geometry development for each operation.

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Thanks to the cooperation between FTI and Missler Software, TopSolid’Progress customers now have more comprehensive stamping tools at their disposal thereby enabling them to achieve higher performance and quality.

New TopSolid'Mold interface by DAKO

Missler Software and DAKO have worked closely together to generate a new interface for TopSolid’Mold for several manufacturer catalogs in the moldmaking field. Dako in fact develops the application which enables moldmaking companies provide parts using online catalogues.  (Dako has developed the catalogue application for such companies as BryRubio Spain, Hasco, Isoform, Meusburger and Rainer Knarr). Constructors find several catalogs at http://normlib-server.worldcat.de or http://www.worldcat.de.

The download of native CAD data is available free of charge. The connection to CAD from the manufacturer catalog is done by the universal interface WorldCAT-CIF. DAKO uses this interface as a link between catalogs and all CAD systems. 

The new interface means that components and parts can now be downloaded in a native TopSolid format. This implies that the part metadata are always correct and that the TopSolid operator will always work with the most up-to-date components. Data such as the Bill Of Material, sketches, history and model tree are also provided.

The TopSolid'Mold - Dako interface means that components and parts can now be downloaded in a native TopSolid format.

Increased productivity with TopSolid'Mold 2012

Missler Software has announced the launch of the 2012 version of TopSolid’Mold, its integrated CAD/CAM solution for the design of molds and the machining of tools for mold makers and cutting tool makers. TopSolid’Mold 2012 offers improved response times for collaborative work, better design management tools and a new export mode for electrode data. 

Optimized collaborative design

Significant optimization work has been performed to ensure important time gains for collaborative design work and its initial set-up. Missler Software has optimized the following:  

• Reading and data-save during the synchronization process thanks to the binary mode being activated by default instead of the compressed mode.
• The comparison time during the set analysis to find modified elements.
• The undo management that affects memory consumption.

This optimization reduces computation time by 30% in the simplest case to 85% in the management of complex mold designs! These 3 optimization topics are fully configurable, one by one or all in the same time to get faster results.

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TopSolid’Mold 2012 offers improved response times for collaborative work, better design management tools and a new export mode for electrode data.

TopSolid Swiss Resellers clients days a full success

The CADAM Solutions A.G TopSolid user day.

Customer of the month: Kröger

The tool and die manufacturer Kröger based in Lohne, Germany was founded in March 1998. The tool and die manufacturer Kröger based in Lohne, Germany was founded in March 1998. The tool maker profits from 100% integration between TopSolid’Mold and TopSolid’Cam: “When still designing in TopSolid’Mold I can already send individual parts to my colleagues working on TopSolid’Cam. The data can be transferred without problems. This helps us saving time and money”, says M. Middelbeck. In the shop floor Kröger uses the modules TopSolid’Electrode to create electrodes and TopSolid’Wire for wire-cutting operations. The digital process-chain is closed and the data transfer, both internally between different departments and externally with customers, is guaranteed. 

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The company Kröger was the first tool and mold maker in the region that invested in TopSolid from Missler Software. Today the advantages of the system have convinced many other tool and mold makers who have since them opted for TopSolid.

Hint of the month: TopSolid'Mold

2D Cooling System Drafts

Once your cooling system is correctly designed in 3D, you can use it to make 2D views to illustrate your mold project and improve understanding of the cooling system. 

• The projection color depends on the setting in your 3D design.
• You can add the part to inject in the view if you really need it.

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