AXIFORGE - A PC-BASED FORGING DESIGN PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER-INTEGRATED ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENTS

A CAD program for an integrated engineering system in forging industri es should be able to deal with various aspects of forging die design a nd forging post processes, and to exchange data with other software co mmonly employed within the system. Data flow patterns and data exchang e standards required for integration of different engineering activiti es in forges are examined and an account of a forging CAD program, AXI FORGE, developed by the authors for integrated environments is present ed in this paper. AXIFORGE includes all design procedures related to f inishing and preforming operations and post processes such as trimming and punching functions.