Robust process design and springback compensation of a decklid inner

Springback compensation is one of the key topics in current die face engineering. The accuracy of the springback simulation, the robustness of method planning and springback are considered to be the main factors which influences the effectiveness of springback compensation. In the present paper, the basic principles of springback compensation are presented firstly. These principles consist of an accurate full cycle simulation with final validation setting and the robust process design and optimization are discussed in detail via an industrial example, a decklid inner. Moreover, an effective compensation strategy is put forward based on the analysis of springback and the simulation based springback compensation is introduced in the phase of process design. In the end, the final verification and comparison in tryout and production is given in this paper, which verified that the methodology of robust springback compensation is effective during the die development.