The Aluminium Association together with the Institute of Light Materials and Technologies (ILMIT) organized a technical seminar on its online platform on the use of the modelling tools for solving technological challenges in production of aluminium semi products and aluminium components.
The leading scientists from ILMIT who gave presentations during the online event have demonstrated the applications of different types of software for modelling of new materials, casting processes, deformation as well as 3D printing, including the optimization of the design based on the working stress.
The experts have pointed out that today the 3D printing technologies are seeing active development and are used almost in every sphere of life, including architecture, medicine, aviation, astronomy, and many others. 3D printing allows to create parts that have complex shapes, which would be impossible to manufacture using the traditional methods. Moreover, additive technologies substantially reduce the time required for manufacturing of the products, even when taking into consideration individual requirements of the customers, which results in a major reduction of the products' costs.
Today, the available software solutions and the computational capabilities of the computers are sufficient for performing complex calculations and for simulating the production and processing of aluminium based materials. The use of these tools will substantially reduce the time and labour costs during the when engineering the manufacture of new types of products, enabling the timely implementation of the newly developed solutions.
Also, the specialists from ILMIT have talked about successful examples of adopting a comprehensive approach to solving technical and design-related problems. These challenges have been overcome by using new alloys that were developed at the institute and have improved performance, and also using the readymade technologies of producing and processing of these alloys, developed using computer modelling referencing specific shop floor conditions.
In his speech, the general director of ILMIT Roman Vakhromov has highlighted the practical benefit of the seminar for its participants, because during its course the speakers have shared some detailed information about a whole range of technology related challenges that have been successfully overcome using modelling tools. Today, ILMIT not only has its own software suites, but also employs specialists who are ready to tackle a variety of tasks, such as modelling complex technical processes taking into account the specifics of the customer's operation and the equipment available, selecting materials for some specific part, development and optimisation of the alloys' chemical composition for any set of properties, as well as conducting a broad spectrum of tests and research in the field of aluminium materials.
Thanks to modern equipment and unique technologies ILMIT can offer turnkey solutions to its customers: from developing the terms of reference of a project to engineering the technical solution and launching it in production.