1. B&W -
10 Year Anniversary Event
PDX - Progressive Die Extension

2. Target Industrial Sector / Market Situation / Pricing
Tooling industry for cutting and bending of sheetmetal parts created in progressive dies technology.
Not applicable for Biehler automates.
Market Situation
Successfully especially for existing Pro/ENGINEER customers.
Main competitors are SolidWorks and TopSolid.
Problem to address customers with heavily shaped products (deep drawing processes).
Pricing
7000 € software, 1050 € annual maintenance

3. Product History Version 1.2 available spring 2002
based on experience of long term consulting project at ABB Stotz Kontakt
Strip layout, component engine, screws and pins, holechart.
Version 2.2
available winter 2005
regeneration control for contoured cut stamps
sketched stamp reference parts
new technology to reduce memory usage for large strips.
new analysis functionality.
Version 2.0
available spring 2003.
Modification functionality in component engine.
Improvement for more robust designs.
Version 5.0
available summer 2007
proxy stamp reference part
improved user interface
change over functionality
improved BOM functionality
Version 2.1
available spring 2004
fast regeneration technology.
Version 6.0
available spring 2008
compliance to Wildfire 4.0

4. Customers all over the World
Dell, Intel, Boing, FCI
Doug Boles Dba Quality,
Raytheon Company,
Hobson & Motzer,
Tyco Electronics
FCI, Volkswagen, ABB Stotz Kontakt,
Dura Automotive, Rudi Göbel GmbH,
Berotti Giovanni, Matriceria Invir,
Pinamonti Sergio, Schneider,
Studio Tecnico, Inovan
Epson, Henan Tienhai Electric,
Hon Hai Precision Industry,
Forhouse Corporation,
ITC Infotech India Limited,
Ingress Research SDN HBD
SIO, Stibel Eltron
Fox Valley Tool and Die,
Taber Bushnell,
Finestamping inc.
US Army
Mario da Costa Martins & Filho
Empresa Tecnica de Metalurgia
Prvni Brnesnska Strojirna
Gornenje Orodjarna, Niko Zelezniki
RTC, Kovinoplastika LOZ

5. Tasks for Progressive Dies Design
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufacturing
Analysis ? ? ?

6. Article Preparation Article preparation Strip layout Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact.
Analysis

7. Strip Layout Article preparation Strip layout Die Set Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis

8. Strip Layout - Menus Article preparation Strip layout Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis

9. Strip Layout - Assembly Structure
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis

10. Strip Layout - Proxy Stamp Reference Part
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Proxy stamp reference part
to create rounds and chamfers
depended from article instance.
Real stamp reference part
as offset.
relocation stamp reference parts could cause trouble because of missing reference for rounds, chamfers, etc.
Use a proxy stamp reference part on the first article instance to avoid these problems
Move the real stamp reference part to the desired location

11. Strip Layout - Improve Interference Checks
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Automatic trimming of stamp reference parts against article requires interference checks.
For complex strips these interference checks requires a long calculation time.
Disable the interference checks and select manually which parts should be checked.

12. Die Set - Plates Wizard Article preparation Strip layout Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis

13. Plates Wizard - Enhancements
Create structured Die Sets
Drag and drop plates to an assembly structure
Use copy and paste functionality to insert existing plates twice
Improved handling techniques
Show and hide views
Show and hide plates or sub assemblies
Show 3D view
Use snap lines to create plates
Use multi selections to change several plates in one single step

14. Components
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
A variety of library elements for pierce stamps, form stamps, guides and equipment is shipped with PDX (suppliers: Strack, Misumi, Fibro, MDL, ...)
Beyond standard components, progressive dies tool designers are using a large variety of in house standards.
PDX is build up with the help of a script programming language to make components customizable to a very high detail.
Several larger customers are usually ordering consulting services to get their standards in.

15. Component - Operations
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
The following operations are available for already assembled components:
Create existing component
Assemble an existing component again
Copy existing component
Assemble a copy of an existing component again
Available for components with a consecutive number
Modify component
Modify a component using the user interface
Selected reference can not be modified
Replace component by copy
Replace a component by a copy
Replace component by exist
Replace a component by an existing component
Remove component
Remove the selected component

16. PDX - Screws & Pins Article preparation Strip layout Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis

17. Bill of Material Support
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
The new BOM dialog box can display the BOM-parameters in list- or model tree-view.
The model tree-view is 100% equal to the Pro/ENIGNEER-model tree with additional column display. It just provides better options to modify parameters etc.
While the model tree-view shows the BOM-parameters for each component the list-view will summarize all comps with equal parameter sets to the correct BOM list.

18. Identical to SmartHolechart
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Identical to SmartHolechart
PDX 2.2 SmartHolechart 4.1
PDX 5.0 SmartHolechart 5.0

19. Analysis - Tool Opening Simulation
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Tool opening simulation
Opening tool to a specific height,
Rotation of the models above strip,
Opening animation.

20. Analysis - Tool Opening Simulation
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Strip collision
Check the interferences with the Strip Assembly,
Highlight the intersection.

21. Analysis - Calculate Line Chain Center
Article preparation
Strip layout
Die Set
Components
Screws & Pins
BOM / Manufact
Analysis
Line chain center calculation
Calculate center of selected curves and edges
Select coordinate system for origin
Create point on line center