Virtual Tribology by TriboForm

Virtual Tribology: A new dimension to metal forming simulations

Process Planning & Engineering

TriboForm enhances metal forming simulations by integration of realistic and accurate friction and lubrication data, enabling faster and more accurate metal forming simulations with enriched functionalities.
Tool Design & Manufacturing

TriboForm enables higher quality tooling designs, resulting in savings on re-work time and costs. Quickly simulate the effect of tool coatings, surface characteristics or new sheet materials on product quality.
Try-out & Production

Prevent production issues by simulating critical quality factors with higher confidence, simulate the robustness of production processes more realistically, or perform a detailed tribological analysis in try-out and production.

How it works

Products & Benefits

HIGH IMPACT

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UNMATCHED ACCURACY

Software Products

Customer cases

Advanced friction modelling in metal forming simulations at Volvo Cars

Virtual tribology in stamping simulations of automotive parts at Daimler AG

Simulation of optimal lubrication conditions in production for the Skoda Fabia front fender

Tribology is complex, TriboForm is not.

TriboForm is a software solution for the simulation of tribology, friction and lubrication in metal forming processes.

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TriboForm: in 3 steps to success

1. Use TriboForm

Use the TriboForm software to simulate tribology, friction and lubrication conditions for the materials and lubricants applied in actual metal forming production.

2. Integrate in simulations

Integrate TriboForm in metal forming simulations and achieve faster and more accurate metal forming simulations with enriched simulation functionalities.

3. Start your benefits

Apply TriboForm in your operational workflow to reduce costs, shorten the time-to-market and improve product quality throughout the development process.

'Case Study Opens Sustainable Growth and Business Evolution'

Ms. N. Goda, Nissan Motors, Japan
'No More Splits for New Parts for the New Ford Transit Model'

Cem Bilgili, Ford & Volkan Karakus, AutoForm
'In this anonymous blog post, one of the largest Chinese tool makers shares their results from a series of five case studies conducted using TriboForm’s friction model to enhance their sheet metal forming simulations. Recently, issues occurred in tryout and production, in which they could not predict wrinkles in their initial sheet metal forming simulations. See how AutoForm plus TriboForm’s Plug-In results in improved predictability of wrinkling issues seen in reality.'

Sanaz Berahmani, TriboForm
'Cold stamped part suppliers are facing a new challenging era of ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) applications, with pressure to increase passive safety and decrease energy consumption. The challenges associated with UHSS are the result of relatively high frictional forces and a sensitivity to substantially high tool forces during the forming process. Moreover, springback effects can be significant, manifesting through wall warping, twisting, and longitudinal warping. To achieve high quality part production along with a robust process chain, process engineers need to identify the origin of springback and design the forming simulation as precisely as possible. One important contributor to securing the forming simulation quality is the digitalization of tribological conditions (such as friction conditions) based on real process conditions. In this blog post, I detail the results of a recent project by a major Tier 1 part supplier based in Japan — adopting an advanced TriboForm friction model in the forming simulation of a UHSS B-pillar.'

Motoharu Namiki, AutoForm Engineering Japan Ltd
'A case study for a problematic aluminum hood-outer whereby splits were observed along the part during try-out. See how TriboForm rescued the part by integrating the true tribological behavior.'

Chanho Lee - AutoForm Engineering Korea Ltd
'Volvo Cars, like most OEMs, is looking for the next step to improve simulation accuracy and reduce tryout corrections. This is why they invest in TriboForm it is the next step forward.'

Marc Lambriks - AutoForm Engineering
'Accounting for the actual tribology system and it’s variations is critical for use in stamping simulations and brings simulations closer to press-shop reality. '

Julie Lacues, Groupe Renault
'Simulation of temperature effects in the start-up of stamping production is the key topic in the EU ASPECT project. TriboForm delivers part of the required simulation technology'

Consortium - ASPECT project
'At the CAE & Die Development Department of Volvo Car Group, it is concluded that friction simulation is the way forward for improving metal forming simulations'

Dr. M. Sigvant, Volvo Car Group
'If the quality of metal forming simulations is to be improved, an adequate description of tribological factors is required'

Prof. K. Roll, Daimler AG

Virtual Tribology: A new dimension to metal forming simulations

Process Planning & Engineering

Tool Design & Manufacturing

Try-out & Production

How it works

Products & Benefits

Customer cases

Tribology is complex, TriboForm is not.

TriboForm is a software solution for the simulation of tribology, friction and lubrication in metal forming processes.

TriboForm: in 3 steps to success

1. Use TriboForm

2. Integrate in simulations

3. Start your benefits

'Case Study Opens Sustainable Growth and Business Evolution'

'No More Splits for New Parts for the New Ford Transit Model'

'A case study for a problematic aluminum hood-outer whereby splits were observed along the part during try-out. See how TriboForm rescued the part by integrating the true tribological behavior.'

'Volvo Cars, like most OEMs, is looking for the next step to improve simulation accuracy and reduce tryout corrections. This is why they invest in TriboForm it is the next step forward.'

'Accounting for the actual tribology system and it’s variations is critical for use in stamping simulations and brings simulations closer to press-shop reality. '

'Simulation of temperature effects in the start-up of stamping production is the key topic in the EU ASPECT project. TriboForm delivers part of the required simulation technology'

'At the CAE & Die Development Department of Volvo Car Group, it is concluded that friction simulation is the way forward for improving metal forming simulations'

'If the quality of metal forming simulations is to be improved, an adequate description of tribological factors is required'