The Role of a General Purpose Code in Forming Simulations.

The paper discusses the utility and relevance of general purpose codes such as ABAQUS in forming simulations. The paper discusses some of the technologies embedded in ABAQUS and how they can be useful to simulating and solving industrial forming problems. The paper demonstrates this with three relevant examples pertaining to stamping, sheet-stretching and forming of medical devices made out of super-elastic materials. © 2007 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]