Deformation processes transform solid materials from one shape into another. The initial shape is usually simple (e.g., a billet or sheet blank) and is plastically deformed between tools, or dies, to ...

Longitudinal bowing defect (LBD) is commonly produced during the continuous roll forming of materials, which directly affects the quality of the formed products. The ...

This version provides new capabilities for sheet metal forming process chain. AutoForm Engineering GmbH, the leading supplier of software solutions for stamping and BiW assembly processes, unveils its ...

Short cycle times and automated methods are key to meeting the high production rates being sought for the next generation of narrowbody commercial aircraft, advanced air mobility (AAM), unmanned ...

This is part two of a seven-part series about preforming. For more on this series, click the links below: part one, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven. Also, don’t miss the printed ...

In modelling metal forming processes, whether analytically or with the help of numerical approaches, e.g. the finite element method (FEM), the input data determines the results. Therefore, a lot of ...

How do they form a bear out of wood? They start out with a block or log, of wood. Then they take a tool, which is sometimes a chainsaw, and remove, or "subtract", wood until they have the form of a ...

What causes failure in dies and tooling? It’s a function of tool material selection, one expert advised. Metal forming is critical to industrial operations supplying automotive parts and structural ...

Changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production, according to Penn State engineers. "What every biofuel manufacturer wants to do is to get to the ...

Plate forming services cut, roll, form, and weld metal plates that are typically thicker than 3/16 in. They provide finished products by cutting, punching, bending, shaping or welding pre-fabricated ...