NX™ Progressive Die Design software delivers a state-of-the-art solution that enables progressive die manufacturers to shrink their leads times and tighten their cost controls. By combining industry knowledge and best practices with process automation, NX Progressive Die Design streamlines the die development process, from design through to tool validation. NX Progressive Die Design is a comprehensive solution for quality die design, supporting associativity with the part design at every stage of die development and including a variety of functions specific to automotive progressive dies.

 

Progressive die design

• Sheetmetal feature recognition and associative unfolding for straight break parts

• Unform and flatten complex freeform parts

• Blank design and layout

• Scrap design

• Strip layout design

• Insert group design (bend, blank, burr, chamfer, counter bore, countersink, curl, deburr, dimple, emboss, engrave, form, lance, lifter, mount, pierce, pilot, user defined)

• Relief and pocketing design

• Automated drawing creation and hole charting

• GD&T, 3D annotation, BOM, hole table and wire EDM start hole definition