Fastening processes are very popular in various industries (automotive, aerospace) to assemble sheets made of different materials and with different thickness. FORGE® NxT addresses multiple fastening processes: clinching, riveting, crimping, screw fastening. It is used to improve and optimize the assemble technique. Like with forming processes, FORGE® NxT avoids numerous and costly physical tryouts.

Competitive features:

• Multi-body calculation including all the components with an appropriate contact technique,
• Residual stresses, elastic, elasto-plastic behavior as well as damage behavior of all the components are considered in the fastening simulation.