Press Release Files

FormingSuite v9.0 significantly shortens time to market by allowing users access to fast engineering and costing decisions early on in the design process right through to production and within a unified collaborative environment.

FTI the world’s leading developer of software for the design, simulation, and costing of sheet metal components, announces the worldwide release of BlankWorks v4.3.

FTI is pleased to announce the worldwide release of FormingSuite v8.2. If you are current with your Annual Maintenance then we welcome you to download this new version.

FTI announced today the release of FASTBLANK for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0. FASTBLANK for Pro/ENGINEER provides Pro/ENGINEER users with a fully integrated tool for developing optimal blank shapes for complex sheet metal components.

“We needed quick turnaround when testing our ideas to redevelop the job into a progressive die,” says Boehm engineering manager Joe Krish. To shorten process-development time, the firm turned to FormingSuite stamping simulation and nesting software from FTI.

FTI is celebrating 20 years in business. FTI incorporated in 1989 in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. “FTI is proud to have played a role in converting Forming and Cost Feasibilities from a Black Art into a Computer Assisted workflow that is an integral part of day to day ...

FTI has announced the opening of Forming Technologies GmbH, located in the Frankfurt area. FTI Germany will play a key role in deploying FTI solutions as well as offer local support in their continued role as a preferred systems integrator for the German market.

FTI has announced that after 20 years, it will be relocating. Effective August 21st, 2009, FTI will be located at 3370 South Service Road in Burlington, Ontario L7N 3M6.

FTI today unveiled FASTFORM MultiStage. FASTFORM MultiStage utilizes a hybrid analysis approach (Finite Increment Technology {FIT}) that combines the ability to quickly determine blank shapes with the detailed process analysis of incremental solvers.

FTI is pleased to announce their fourth annual conference in Germany. The conference will take place on September 24th at the Institut für Umformtechnik, Universität Stuttgart, Universitätsstraße 38, Auditorium 38.02 Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Deutschland.

FTI announces the release of FormingSuite FASTIncremental. FASTIncremental is a powerful explicit incremental analysis tool based on the tried and proven LSTC LS-Dyna solver. It is the only associative and regenerative incremental solution on the market today...

FTI and DNE, currently the largest Dassault Systemes Business Partner and the most experienced solutions provider in China, announce an agreement designed to enable DNE to be a Preferred partner of FTI software and strengthen local support in China.

FTI today announced the opening of Forming Technologies Asia Ltd. located in Hong Kong. FTI Asia will play a key role in deploying FTI solutions as well as offer local support in the role of a preferred systems integrator for the Chinese market place.

FTI today announces the expansion of two new industry training programs; Stamping Cost Optimization Workshop and Advanced Stamping Materials. These two new industry standard courses are in addition to the already enhanced training programs...

FTI announces a new strategic partnership with Livermore Software Technology Corporation (LSTC), the developers of LS-DYNA, a general purpose transient dynamic finite element program capable of simulating complex real world problems.

FTI today announces the release of their newest Catia module, CATTube CAA V5 based. By leveraging CATIA V5’s parametric design and analysis environment, CATTube’s fully associative and regenerative features drastically reduce downstream design changes.

FTI and Magna International, a global supplier of technologicallyadvanced automotive systems, components and complete modules, announce the renewal of their Corporate Wide Agreement designed to further enhance Magna's global purchasing strategies.

FTI announces the release of FormingSuite ProgNest. ProgNest is powerful nesting software specifically designed for nesting sheet metal blanks on progressive die strips. It automatically calculates the best progressive nesting layout to optimize material...

FTI announces at the COE 2007 Automotive Industry Workshop in Dearborn, the global release of Catia ProgNest R18 CAA V5 based. ProgNest is the only tool in Catia for Nesting Sheet Metal Blanks on Progressive Die Strips.

FTI announces at the COE 2007 Automotive Industry Workshop in Dearborn, the global availability of their entire suite of CAA based applications for Release 18 of CATIA V5. By leveraging CATIA V5's parametric design and analysis environment, the solutions are...

FTI and ECSS, one of the leading providers of CAD/CAE/PLM integration solutions in Singapore, today announced an agreement designed to enable ECSS to be a Preferred partner of FTI software and further strengthening its local support in Singapore.

FTI announced the opening of a subsidiary office Forming Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. located in Pune. FTI India will play a key role in deploying FTI solutions as well as offer local support in the role of a preferred systems integrator for the Indian market place.

RAND North America, a joint venture of Dassault Systèmes and RAND Worldwide® (TSX: RND), and Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI), the world’s leading provider of software solutions for the design, feasibility, and costing of sheet metal components, announced that...

FTI and ABISSE, one of the leading providers of CAD/CAE integration solutions in France, today announced an agreement designed to enable ABISSE to be a preferred partner of FTI software and further strengthening its local support in France.

FTI announces the worldwide release of FormingSuite 5.0. This is a major breakthrough in technology from the traditional metal forming feasibility analysis tools to a multidisciplinary parametric and associative paradigm.

PHT is a history based feature tree that captures all design optimization iterations and connections. PHT enables seamless multidisciplinary interaction in one environment for ultimate ease of use.

FTI announced today at the Aerospace Design Expo 2006, the global availability of CATBLANK CAA V5 based which delivers powerful new capabilities for developing extremely accurate flat patterns for complex geometries even if they undergo...

FTI and Digital Product Simulation (DPS), one of the leading providers of CAD/CAE integration solutions in France, today announced an agreement designed to enable DPS to be a Preferred partner of FTI software and further strengthening its local support in France.

FTI today announces their latest technology breakthrough, Topology Based Skinning (TBS). TBS automates the most tedious process of skin creation from a solid represented by a group of unconnected IGES surfaces.