<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Incremental forming process is a relatively new process among researchers, which is yet to be implemented in automotive and aerospace industries. The researchers are studying various process strategies and methods to improve the geometrical accuracy of the parts obtained by incremental forming, because the geometry of the parts is one of the key factors holding back the process industrialization. One good method to investigate the benefits of a process strategy is by means of numerical analysis, from which the results obtained can confirm or disprove the gains of the researched strategy. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages of using a fluid under pressure as a supporting die instead of using a conventional fixed backing plate for the single point incremental forming process.</p></abstract>

Incremental forming process is a relatively new process among researchers, which is yet to be implemented in automotive and aerospace industries. The researchers are studying various process strategies and methods to improve the geometrical accuracy of the parts obtained by incremental forming, because the geometry of the parts is one of the key factors holding back the process industrialization. One good method to investigate the benefits of a process strategy is by means of numerical analysis, from which the results obtained can confirm or disprove the gains of the researched strategy. The aim of this paper is to present the advantages of using a fluid under pressure as a supporting die instead of using a conventional fixed backing plate for the single point incremental forming process.

Numerical Study of a Process Strategy for Improving Geometrical Accuracy in Incremental Forming Process

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Machines and Equipment

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Technical Series

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Incremental forming process is a relatively new process among researchers, which is yet to be implemented in automotive and aerospace industries. The...

Numerical Study of a Process Strategy for Improving Geometrical Accuracy in Incremental Forming Process

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 62 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucts-2019-0012

Parole chiave
single point incremental forming, sheet bending, finite element analysis, fluid pressure, geometrical accuracy

© 2019 Mihai-Octavian Popp et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Numerical Study of a Process Strategy for Improving Geometrical Accuracy in Incremental Forming Process

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2019

Pagine: 62 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucts-2019-0012

Parole chiavesingle point incremental forming, sheet bending, finite element analysis, fluid pressure, geometrical accuracy

© 2019 Mihai-Octavian Popp et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
single point incremental forming, sheet bending, finite element analysis, fluid pressure, geometrical accuracy