IMTS 2022 Conference: Eliminating Scrap in Sheet Metal Stamping Production – In-line Process Control Anchored in Smart Engineering

About the presentation
Stamping lines generate scrap when production conditions slide outside the “process window” the line is tuned to run within: ranges of tonnage, material, gauge, lubrication, blank positioning, etc. In reality, these parameters are not all sufficiently controllable. When this happens, even the most sophisticated in-line data acquisition and process control/AI technologies are incapable of bringing production outcomes into quality compliance without compromising part quality or piece cost. AI and control algorithms simply cannot override basic laws of mechanics and material behavior. Smart Engineering is a systematic approach to engineering a process that not only has narrow quality metrics but also a wide process window. This presentation provides insight into the digital execution of this approach, starting from early product design, through process development, all the way to validation/certification of its true potential in producing quality compliant stampings.

Registration
Powered by AMT and managed by GIE Media, The IMTS 2022 Conference features 69 different sessions you won’t want to miss so register today. Focused on a range of topics that include process innovation, plant operations, quality/inspection, and automation, The IMTS 2022 Conference addresses improving productivity; improving part quality; and developing a stable, competent workforce to lower the cost of manufacturing in the United States and create new levels of market demand.

Meet your presenter
Kidambi Kannan is a technical specialist with AutoForm Engineering USA. His responsibilities include the role of technical specialist and training management. Following a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, Kidambi joined EASi Engineering as a project engineer. He eventually served as project manager for sheet metal forming projects. Kidambi joined AutoForm Engineering USA Inc. in 2002 as technical manager and has been intimately involved in the rapid and industry-wide expansion of AutoForm’s presence throughout the past 19+ years.

About the company
AutoForm was founded in 1995 in Zurich, Switzerland. Since then, AutoForm has grown continuously and rapidly, and the company is now recognized as the leading provider of software solutions for sheet metal forming and assembly simulation.