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Review on the influence of process parameters in incremental sheet forming Open
Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is a relatively new flexible forming process. ISF has excellent adaptability to conventional milling machines and requires minimum use of complex tooling, dies and forming press, which makes the process cost…
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Combining Simulation and Machine Learning as Digital Twin for the Manufacturing of Overmolded Thermoplastic Composites Open
The design and development of composite structures requires precise and robust manufacturing processes. Composite materials such as fiber reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) provide a good balance between manufacturing time, mechanical perfor…
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Emerging Trends in Single Point Incremental Sheet Forming of Lightweight Metals Open
Lightweight materials, such as titanium alloys, magnesium alloys, and aluminium alloys, are characterised by unusual combinations of high strength, corrosion resistance, and low weight. However, some of the grades of these alloys exhibit p…
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Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Incremental Sheet Forming of Aluminium and Aluminium Alloy Sheets Open
Due to a favourable strength-to-density ratio, aluminium and its alloys are increasingly used in the automotive, aviation and space industries for the fabrication of skins and other structural elements. This article explores the opportunit…
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A review on material fracture mechanism in incremental sheet forming Open
In incremental sheet forming (ISF), including single point incremental forming (SPIF) and double side incremental forming (DSIF), the material formability can be significantly enhanced when compared with conventional sheet forming processe…
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Incremental sheet forming of thermoplastics: a review Open
Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is a promising flexible manufacturing process, which has been tested in sheet forming of various metallic materials. Although ISF-based forming of thermoplastics is relatively new, it has drawn considerable …
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Double-Sided Incremental Forming: A Review Open
Incremental sheet-forming (ISF) processes have been developed rapidly in the past two decades. Its high flexibility and easy operability have a significant appeal for industrial applications, and substantial progress has been made in funda…
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Single-Point Incremental Forming of Titanium and Titanium Alloy Sheets Open
Incremental sheet forming of titanium and its alloys has a significant role in modern manufacturing techniques because it allows for the production of high-quality products with complex shapes at low production costs. Stamping processes ar…
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Incremental sheet forming of steel/polymer/steel sandwich composites Open
Formable three- or multi-layer metal/polymer/metal sandwich sheets are interesting functional materials replacing pure metallic sheets in various applications due to the arbitrary tailoring of their mechanical properties and thicknesses de…
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Prediction of formation force during single-point incremental sheet metal forming using artificial intelligence techniques Open
Single-point incremental forming (SPIF) is a technology that allows incremental manufacturing of complex parts from a flat sheet using simple tools; further, this technology is flexible and economical. Measuring the forming force using thi…
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Artificial neural network for modeling and investigating the effects of forming tool characteristics on the accuracy and formability of thin aluminum alloy blanks when using SPIF Open
Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) has attracted attention due to its flexibility as far as its forming process and complexity in the deformation mode are concerned. Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) is one of the major types of ISF, wh…
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Investigation of Thickness Variation in Single Point Incremental Forming Open
Incremental forming has great potential in manufacturing low volume, complex shapes. The process results in high local strains that are applied to the metal sheet, often exceeding the conventional formability limit. This paper is focused o…
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Study of the Effect of Process Parameters on Surface Profile Accuracy in Single‐Point Incremental Sheet Forming of AA1050‐H14 Aluminum Alloy Open
Single‐point incremental forming is an innovative flexible and inexpensive technique to form sheet products when prototypes or small batches are required. The process allows complex geometries to be produced using a computer numerical cont…
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Incremental sheet metal forming on the example of car exterior skin parts Open
In this article, current, application-related investigations in the field of incremental sheet metal forming (ISF) will be discussed. The main focus will be on the chain of conceptual design, experimentation and subsequent work processes, …
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Parametric Effects of Single Point Incremental Forming on Hardness of AA1100 Aluminium Alloy Sheets Open
When using a unique tool with different controlled path strategies in the absence of a punch and die, the local plastic deformation of a sheet is called Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF). The lack of available knowledge regarding SPI…
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Springback Reduction by Annealing for Incremental Sheet Forming Open
Incremental sheet forming (ISF) has gained much attention in the low volume production and rapid prototyping fields due to its inherent flexibility, low-overhead cost, and die-less nature. However, the geometric inaccuracy of the final ach…
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Recent Approaches for the Manufacturing of Polymeric Cranial Prostheses by Incremental Sheet Forming Open
This paper presents recent research experiences developed with the aim of manufacturing cranial prostheses in\npolymeric sheet using Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) technologies. With this purpose, different approaches have\nbeen carried o…
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Investigation of Process Variables on Forming Forces in Incremental Sheet Forming Open
Manufacturing of small batch size products and prototypes are not economical using conventional forming processes as these processes require dedicated and highly specialized equipments such as forming presses, dies, and punches.Incremental…
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Experimental Investigation of Forming Forces in Frictional Stir Incremental Forming of Aluminum Alloy AA6061-T6 Open
The incremental sheet forming (ISF) process is an emerging flexible sheet-forming process, which is adequate for the manufacturing of unique or small-volume batches. Single-point incremental forming (SPIF) is the original technology of inc…
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The effect of process parameters on forming forces in single point incremental forming Open
Recently, single point incremental forming has caught the attention of automotive and aerospace industry as an alternative to conventional stamping process as an economical process capable of manufacturing sheet metal prototypes devoid of …
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Optimization of Hole-Flanging by Single Point Incremental Forming in Two Stages Open
Single point incremental forming (SPIF) has been demonstrated to accomplish current trends and requirements in industry. Recent studies have applied this technology to hole-flanging by performing different forming strategies using one or m…
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Study on Thickness Thinning Ratio of the Forming Parts in Single Point Incremental Forming Process Open
An excessive thickness‐reducing ratio of the deformation zone in single point incremental forming of the metal sheet process has an important influence on the forming limit. Prediction of the deformation zone thickness is an important appr…
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Process Development for a Superplastic Hot Tube Gas Forming Process of Titanium (Ti-3Al-2.5V) Hollow Profiles Open
Tube forming technologies based on internal forming pressures, such as hydroforming or hot tube gas forming, are state of the art to manufacture complex closed profile geometries. However, materials with excellent specific strengths and ch…
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Investigation of the effect of forming parameters in incremental sheet forming using a micromechanics based damage model Open
The incremental sheet forming (ISF) process is considered as a feasible solution for forming a variety of small batch and even customised sheet components. The quality of an ISF product is affected by various process parameters, e.g. sheet…
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Effects of ultrasonic vibration on deformation mechanism of incremental point-forming process Open
Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is a promising manufacturing process in which flat metal sheets are gradually formed into 3D shapes using a generic forming tool. To further improve the forming accuracy and formability, an ultrasonic-assist…
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Incremental sheet forming for prototyping automotive modules Open
Publication in the conference proceedings of EUSIPCO, Antalya, Turkey, 2005
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Friction stir incremental forming of AA7075-O sheets: investigation on process feasibility Open
Friction Stir Incremental Forming (FSIF), as a simple and effective hot incremental forming technology, has attracted increasing attentions from researchers in recent years. In FSIF, frictional heat generated by tool rotation on the interf…
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Experimental study on incremental sheet forming of magnesium alloy AZ31 with hot air heating Open
Products of tomorrow are characterized by environmental sustainability, individuality and economic feasibility. This trend also occurs in the field of sheet metal forming. Lightweight materials such as magnesium alloys are applied to reduc…
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Die-less fabrication of miniaturized parts through single point incremental micro-forming Open
In recent years, demand for miniaturized products has significantly increased in biomedical and micro-electronics industries. In this article, a relatively new sheet forming technique named incremental sheet micro-forming (μISF) is compreh…
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Incremental Sheet Metal Forming: A Review Open
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been widely used in manufacturing, healthcare, sports, finance, and other areas to model nonlinearities and make reliable predictions. In manufacturing, AI has been applied to improve processes, reduce cost…