A procedure that integrates simulation with the design process
(Wang and Liang, 1999; Yeung and Lau, 1997) can reduce
these inefficiencies by creating the design and performing the
simulation of the part simultaneously with the experimental
portion of the process, i.e., setting up the die. By employing
simulation, the target parameters of weight and thickness can
be optimised virtually without part production and almost
simultaneously, which results in a shorter cycle time as compared
to the sequential process. The concurrent simultaneous
process is shown in Fig. 6.