RecurDyn Media Transport Toolkits

RecurDyn's media transport toolkits are for analyzing transport systems for flexible media, such as paper, films, and cards. This toolkit automates the modeling and analysis of sheets as flexible bodies and dramatically simpliffes the creation of rollers and guides, making it the ultimate tool for the layout and design of media transport systems. In addition, the toolkits also include various sensors and tools to model air resistance, suction, and static electricity.

RecurDyn/MTT2D

RecurDyn/MTT2D provides various components for the eficient 2D design of transport systems for thin media such as paper or film. 2D modeling and optimized solvers allow for faster analysis. Rollers can be modeled as flexible bodies made of materials such as rubber or sponge to capture the effect of roller flexibility on the behavior of the media.

• Fast analysis using 2D modeling
• Various Libraries for transport systems
  • Sheet
  • Fixed Roller
  • Movable Roller
  • Guide (Arc, linear)
• Various sensors
• Speed
• Event
• Distance
• Tension
• Creating the curled and folded sheet in the initial state
• Automatic definition of contact among Sheet, Roller and Guide
• Support for flexible roller as well as rigid roller
• Air resistance coeffcient setting
• Layout design for transport system
• Various libraries for tracked vehicles

RecurDyn/MTT3D

RecurDyn/MTT2D provides various components for the 3D design of transport systems for thin media such as paper or film including the simulation of steering and the onset of wrinkles. The RecurDyn/MTT3D toolkit is designed to analyze 3-dimensional media transport systems. This toolkit includes an optimized solver that performs analyses quickly, robustly, and accurately. The media is modeled as flexible bodies using MFBD technology.

• Analysis of more realistic models using 3D modeling
• Various Libraries for transport systems
  • Sheet
  • Fixed Roller
  • Movable Roller
  • Guide (Arc, Linear, Circular)
• Various sensors
• Speed
• Event
• Distance
• Tension
• Support for flexible sheet using Shell element
• Deffnition of air resistance, absorption forces, and electrostatic forces by nodal forces (Node load of Sheets by User Subroutine)
• Air resistance coeffcient setting
• Creating the curled and folded sheet in the initial state
• Automatic deffnition of contact among Sheet, Roller and Guide
• Providing the contour information to the displacement, stress, and strain within a sheet
• Layout design for transport system, analysis for various 3D characteristics

RecurDyn/R2R2D

RecurDyn/R2R2D provides a variety of libraries for the 2D design of Roll to Roll systems. Fast and accurate analysis using optimized solver for Roll to Roll system. RecurDyn/R2R2D is especially optimized for winding behavior analysis and supports automatic definition of media that includes multiple winds around a spool or roller.

• Fast analysis using 2D modeling
• Automatic web generation function using beam elements
• Automatic definition of contact among Web, Roller and Guide
• Providing the contour information to the displacement, stress, and strain within web
• Various libraries for Roller to Roll system
• Circle Roller
• General Roller
• Guide (Arc, Linear, Circle)
• Various sensors
• Speed
• Event
• Distance
• Tension