data M Your Partner in the Roll Forming Industry

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1 R o l l f o r m i n g t h e F u t u r e data M Your Partner in the Roll Forming Industry

2 COPRA RF Linked Products and Industry 4.0 Integrated linked-up COPRA products The core of the integrated products and the data exchange is the RLM roll management. The COPRA RF Software as well as the COPRA RollScanner are able to directly transfer the respective information to the RLM data base and make common use of it. CADFinder Project- and Document Management I Professional Project- and Document Management System for Roll Forming I Integrated Revision Control for the tracking of design changes I Checkout of Network projects for further local processing I Project- Preview and Data Export for COPRA ProfileScan I User defined Project Attributes SpreadSheet flexible parametric Flower Design with Punch Hole Editor I Fully parametric Flower Design with integrated Roll Form Technology I Definition of company specific Profile Features like dovetail or hem that can completely individual be combined I Cross- Project copying of Profile Segments and Unfolding Sequences I Integrated Punch Hole Editor, direct transfer of punched Sections from 3D models SmartRolls the fastest and most simple way of Roll Design I Design in only one User Environment I CAD- functions are made more or less obsolete I Significant reduction of mouse clicks, time saving up to 50%! I Free definable Roll Geometries Roll Design without Limits! I Easy modification of Radii, Diameter, Widths, Relief Angles and Roll Gaps I Automatic overlay of virtual intersection points of Sections and Rolls I Clone Rolls in a Station or over the complete Project RLM Database driven Roll Lifecycle Management I Simple and reliable Management also of huge Stock Roll Inventory I Easy expandable search function based on the required Roll Attributes I RLM SmartSearch: quick Roll Search, no parameter input necessary I Cross- referencing of Rolls: in which projects is a Roll already in use? I Create Bill of Material for purchasing, booking out of Rolls I Industry 4.0 with RLM and COPRA RollScanner effective inventory management and quality control

3 COPRA FEA RF - The Standard in Roll Forming Industry data M roll form specialists profit from over 20 years of FEA simulation experience in research and industry; thus contributing to the software s continuous advancement. Optimized for roll forming operations, COPRA FEA RF is easy to use as no FEA expertise is required for the handling of the software and evaluation of the results. Automatic FEA model creation within seconds I Easy pre-processing, effective post-processing I FEA model preparation direct from COPRA RF Roll Design I Analysis of roll forming process and connected process steps I Helps to understand the material behaviour during forming I Easy and quick optimization of roll form design I Cost effective, virtual setup of a roll form tooling I Automatic mesh preparation for pre-, post- and inline punching I Simulation with rotating rolls and friction to understand interaction between stations COPRA FEA RF - Advanced Restart I Allows a remeshing as required for roll forming applications I Helpful tool for sections for which the definition of the correct bending positions is difficult to define e.g. the simultaneous deformation of multiple bends I Significantly improves the quality of the simulation results I Avoids time-consuming search for the correct bending position I No need to start a simulation from the beginning and make use of the already simulated stations - even if the mesh was adapted I Inline- and post-punching supported I Mesh adaptation at any point of simulation I Simple restart of a simulation after power cut off COPRA FEA RF - Shaft deflection and Station Stiffness I Calculation of Shaft Stiffness I Roll Gap Change caused by forming forces is calculated I The additional FEA simulation with the adapted roll gap is no longer necessary

4 COPRA RF Integrated Roll Forming Solution Concept Roll formed tubes, profiles and wires are used for many different applications in various industry fields, while the requirements of each line of business vary greatly. data M offers with its COPRA software an integrated model of all operations and processes the material undergoes. This is an essential prerequisite assuring simulation results and practical results are matching. It covers parametric design, 3D options, roll tool management, and high-end finite element (FEA) simulation, including pre-, post- and inline operations such as: I Stretch Bending 1 - Failure not enough Stretching I Stretch Bending 2 - OK sufficient Stretching I Stretch Bending 3 Finished Component I Winding I High-frequency welding I Hydroforming I Sweeping I Stretch Bending I Crash Simulation

5 Quality Management with COPRA ProfileScan Completing the work process of roll profile development, data M developed a profile scanner and a roll scanner. I High-precision laser inspection I Significant reduction of time to scan I Complete integration into the COPRA RF workflow (COPRA RF & COPRA FEA RF) I Simple tools to define jobs and tolerances I Automatic scanning report I Ideal for quality management Integrated Roll Management The new COPRA RF feature AssemblyCheck allows to overlay designed and scanned roll contour in the Station Assembly. This is made possible with the link of COPRA RLM Roll Lifecycle Management and the COPRA RollScanner. Designed and scanned rolls can simply be overlaid in COPRA RF. It is possible to overlay individual rolls as well as the complete assembly. I Scanning of the roll contour with very high accuracy I Automatic transfer of the roll contour to the COPRA RLM database I Immediate use of contours with the COPRA RF design software I Designed and scanned roll contours can easily be overlaid in COPRA RF I Overlay individual rolls or the complete assembly in COPRA RF I If changes were applied during roll setup, the roll design can be updated instantly I The acquired data can be used for the reworking of a complete roll set; Save time and expenses through flexible reusing of discarded rolls I COPRA RLM offers intelligent roll management features; The new feature SmartSearch allows a fully automatic real-time search during the design process I With the feature COPRA RF Regrind the contours necessary for reworking worn rolls can easily be determined

6 data M Rollforming the Future Research and Development at the Highest Level Since its founding almost 30 years ago data M has been striving to offer innovative, high-quality and state-of-the-art products and services to the roll forming industry. Research and development has thus always played decisive role in our daily work. Due to its future-oriented approach data M has ever since been engaged in many research projects and has worked together closely with renowned universities and development partners around the world. Currently data M is proud to be partner of the following projects: SERVROLL (Start: / period: 30 months) New servo-control, process design and set-up strategy for holistic optimization of roll forming TROPHY 2 Thermoplastic, rollformed profiles in hybrid design 2 The project SERVROLL is implemented in the European research framework Eurostars. Its German partners are funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This research and development project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and managed by the Project Management Agency Karlsruhe (PTKA). The author is responsible for the contents of this publication. In the course of its R&D activities data M has cooperated for many years now as a project owner or project member with prominent partners all over the world including: PtU Darmstadt, Deakin University Australia, IFUM University Hannover, KUAS University Taiwan, Dalarna University Sweden, NCUT China, Ohio State University USA, IUL TU Dortmund, Mondragon University Spain, LFT University Erlangen, TU Munich, Fraunhofer Institute IWU Chemnitz, LZH Hannover. data M is a member of the following associations: data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH Am Marschallfeld 17 I Valley, Germany Tel.: +49(0) datam@datam.de I