Case Study: Pragati Engineering achieves 50% reduction in physical try-out time and eliminates sheet-metal cracks and wrinkles with Altair Inspire Form

Altair Inspire Form Helps Pragati Engineering Address Sheet Metal Formability and Inconsistent Thinning Issues While Reducing Physical Try-out Time by 50%

Pragati Engineering, a leading Indian press tool design and manufacturing company, was struggling with cracks, wrinkles and inconsistent thinning in sheet‑metal parts due to a traditional trial‑and‑error approach that drove up prototyping time, cost and delivery delays. Seeking a simulation‑based fix, Pragati adopted Altair’s solution, specifically Altair Inspire Form, to address formability issues early in the design stage.

Using Altair Inspire Form, Altair helped Pragati identify failures, optimize process parameters and eliminate soft‑tool tryouts, cutting physical tryout time by 50% and shortening tooling delivery to 1–2 weeks (down from nearly a month). The Altair solution improved FLD, thinning and plastic‑strain accuracy, reduced iterations and costs, and enabled on‑time delivery on projects such as the Mahindra U321 Shock Tower while raising overall product quality.

Pragati Engineering

Ram Kale

Managing Director