April 20th, 2012 by admin
SolidWorks design software is specifically designed to help manufacturers design and create sheet metal parts. Most commonly used to close the gap between designers and sheet metal manufacturers the SolidWorks software helps keep prices low, and speeds up production times. SolidWorks’ user-friendly interface enables designers and engineers to model completed parts, creating 3d models that are then used by the manufacturer to bring the designer’s vision to life. Something that the The SolidWorks computer program allows designers and manufacturers to do is to identify, for purpose of their product, what exactly they mean by sheet metal. This includes details such as how thick the sheet metal is. This allows engineers to design sheet metal parts virtually before bends are made, and to determine whether particular cuts and folds are indeed practical to produce. Whatsmore, individual parts can be named and labeled so as to avoid confusion about which parts to fabricate. Later, this also helps the production process by ensuring that all sheet metal panels are properly marked as to their purpose and how they fit into the overall product design. SolidWorks design software will also allow for the addition of form radius, multiple or layered extrusions and other features after the panels have been constructed in the computer model. This will help both the designer and manufacturer to align tabs, perforations and other attributes that need to be lined up on multiple complex sheet metal panels. The SolidWorks sheet metal design system allows the design and fabrication of very complex features. The designer can test tolerances and clearances during the design phase to ensure that the product can be easily assembled. Using this software designers can build designs using small spaces that will allow the software to unfold the design. This feature is useful if the panels will be touching in the actual product but need to be viewed as seperate components by the manufacturer so that the separate parts can be properly made. The best aspect of the SolidWorks metal design application is that it enables manufacturers to modify design features when needed, such as unfolding a fold, uncutting a cut, etc. The software can help designers to take into consideration that the design changes might have an effect on the rest of the design which might not be immediately obvious. The main advantage of this is that inconsistencies and design flaws are found prior to the commencement of the manufacturing process, possibly saving you a lot of time and wasted materials. Engineers find that they are able to move a product from conception and modeling through to a workable design more easily if they use Solidworks metal design software for sheet metal manufacturing. If the design is clearly shown and easy to interpret, the manufacturer will be able able to construct sheet metal panels with greater accuracy, leading to efficiency in the product’s manufacture and production. Increased efficiency will lead to less material being wasted, less man hours, lower production costs, and a higher profit margin. Marc Anderes is a co-founder of Maloya Laser that is dedicated to Laser Cutting and Metal Manufacturing with advanced laser systems, servicing medical, aerospace, scientific and transportation needs.
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