Mathematical optimization of clamping processes in car-body production

Up to now, the process of adjusting clamping devices in car body manufacturing has been driven by expertise; it has been repeated in costly iterations until the necessary quality has been achieved. Absent appropriate methods, even the high-performance numerical representations of this process have only been able to support this process to a limited extent. This paper outlines a method to assist the adjustment activities carried out on machinery based on numerically represented model functions, which will subsequently improve the usability of FE simulations during the machinery ramp-up.