Simufact and Schuler SMG enter technology partnership

The combined know-how of the companies enables advanced forging processes for the entire process chain

Simufact Engineering GmbH, a global operating software and service company for process simulation in the manufacturing industry, and Schuler SMG GmbH & Co. KG, Schuler Group’s center of excellence for hydraulic press systems and market leader in the manufacturing of hydraulic forming machines, have entered a technology partnership. The main purpose of the co-operation is the adaption of Simufact’s simulation programs to the hydraulic machines of Schuler SMG. Companies in the forging industry will benefit especially from the technology partnership, since they are now, based on this solution, able to simulate entire process chains on their Schuler SMG machines. The partnership between Simufact and Schuler SMG was signed mid September during the in-house exhibition INFORMlive in Waghäusel, Germany.

With the acquisition of a Schuler SMG forming machine the customers can now purchase a process-specific, integrated software solution, with which they can map and optimize the holistic manufacturing process in their computer. To do this, the Simufact simulation software will be adjusted to the Schuler SMG machines to simulate multi-stage forming processes within the process chain with a maximum accuracy. The integration of additional functionalities enables the seamless communication between the machine control system, the overall production line control system, and process planning. The simulation of the manufacturing processes opens up new ways to optimize forming strategies and tooling geometries. The required development time for new components will be notably shortened and the process safety will increase. This leads to an optimal use of resources and lower component costs.

“With Simufact we have a strong partner in the area of process simulation for complex forming processes”, says Arnd Kulaczewski, Managing Director Schuler SMG GmbH & Co. KG. “The integrated and tailored Simufact simulation environment will help our customers to exploit the capabilities of their Schuler machines even more.”
“The partnership with Schuler SMG opens a high innovation potential,” says Michael Wohlmuth, CEO Simufact Engineering GmbH. “To optimize advanced manufacturing processes it is important to integrate the entire process chain – the combination of multi-stage production lines and software based simulation is the best way to increase quality and efficiency.”

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About Schuler SMG GmbH & Co. KG

Schuler SMG is the Schuler Group’s center of excellence for hydraulic press systems. It supplies hydraulic presses and production lines for customers in the automotive, part supplier and domestic appliance industries. The company’s product line features hydraulic transfer and tryout presses, as well as fully automated press lines for sheet metal forming. Further highlights are hydraulic press lines for the globally operating forging industry. Schuler SMG also offers cold forging presses, presses for forging ring pre-forms and aluminum wheels, and – among many other special applications – turnkey solutions like, e.g., complete production lines for railway wheels. Open-die forging presses are delivered in co-operation with the Wepuko/Pahnke company. Schuler SMG also develops and supplies cost-effective systems solutions using hydraulic press technology for the hot forming of high-strength components, hydroforming of complex components from tubing, and fine blanking. In addition, the company offers an extensive range of services for hydraulic press lines. Schuler SMG employs around 650 people at its facility in Waghäusel and its operating plant in Esslingen.

For more information, please visit www.schulergroup.com

Simufact Engineering GmbH is a global operating software and service company for process simulation in the manufacturing industry. For more than 15 years, the Hamburg based company has been developing and supporting simulation solutions for the design and optimization of manufacturing techniques in metal processing and is one of the leading companies in this area. Based on leading standard technologies, Simufact develops and globally markets industry solutions for the forming and welding technology and heat treatment. The company is also specialized in offering individual and innovative solutions for manufacturing processes to its customers, using state-of-the-art CAE tools. Additional services like consulting, training and technical support complete Simufact’s performance. Simufact customers come from all areas of manufacturing technology: forging, cold massive forming, rolling, sheet metal forming, mechanical joining, heat treatment, and welding. In the headquarters in Hamburg, in the German offices Marburg, Kassel, and Balve, as well as in the company’s U.S. subsidiary Simufact-Americas in Plymouth, Michigan, Simufact employs more than 50 people.

For more information, please visit www.simufact.com.

Volker Mensing
Director Marketing & Communications
simufact engineering gmbh
Tempowerkring 3, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
Tel. +49 (0)40 790162-160
E-Mail: volker.mensing@simufact.de

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