Stuart Fry (Linecross)

1
case study wheel arch liner testing the impact
of the T-ForM software

• Product details
• Material 3mm thick sheet PP
• Market automotive
• Component size 400950395 mm
• Mould material cast aluminium

Layout 2
Test performed Two double cavity layouts were
considered at tooling design stage. T-ForM was
used to design the two tools and evaluate part
thickness uniformity and initial sheet
requirements.
Layout 1
Conclusions T-ForM was successfully used to
review and develop a number of potential multi
cavity tooling strategies and their resulting
performance on material distribution
without Validation trials have confirmed
component cost and part thickness as predicted
by the simulation software.

• actually investing ,000s on tooling and
• spending many hours in the production
  environment
• processing expensive sheet material.

Alan Rance (MIDAS) Increased competitiveness
from outside the EU has inspired the T-ForM
consortium to act. Enhanced analysis software has
been developed that will help to assist both
toolmakers and moulders to move rapidly to market
with product that is virtually 'right first
time. The project ensures that product designers
are encouraged to better understand the strengths
of vacuum forming and promote its use throughout
industry.
Stuart Fry (Linecross) T-ForM offers an exciting
opportunity to review and develop a number of
potential tooling strategies and their resulting
performance on material distribution without
actually investing ,000s on tooling and
spending many hours in the production environment
processing expensive sheet material.