[en] Although Incremental Forming offers distinct advantages over traditional forming processes,
such as short lead times and low setup costs, the process still has some drawbacks. Besides the obtainable accuracy, one of the main challenges of the process are the process limits. Many workpiece geometries cannot be manufactured due to the fact that the maximum wall angle that can be formed is limited for a certain sheet material and thickness to a given angle. Different solutions to this approach have been proposed and this paper further investigates one of those solutions, the multi step approach for single point incremental forming. Experiments were performed and compared with simulations to better understand the phenomena underlying the improved process performance.
Disciplines :
Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Verbert, J.
Belkassem, B.
Henrard, Christophe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département Argenco : Secteur MS2F > Département Argenco : Secteur MS2F
Habraken, Anne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Département ArGEnCo
Gu, J.
Sol, H.
Duflou, J. R.
Language :
English
Title :
Multi-Step toolpath approach to overcome forming limitations in single point incremental forming
Publication date :
2008
Event name :
11th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming
Event organizer :
LaMCoS (CNRS UMR 5259 - Laboratoire de mécanique des Contacts et des Structures) of INSA-Lyon
Event place :
Lyon, France
Event date :
23-25 avril 2008
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Proceedings of the 11th International ESAFORM Conference on Material Forming
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