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Dieless Forming: New technology useful for obtaining short series of customized
sheet metal parts.
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING, MATERIAL AND TRANSPORT
Abstract
A Technology centre from Catalonia (Spain)
offers expertise and services of new sheet metal
forming technology. Incremental forming is a
new producti on method for sheet metal
components that brings several new possibilities
i nt o t he sheet met al f ormi ng f i el d. The
geometries that previously were impossible or
very expensive to prototype, are now possible to
try. It is possible to make the prototypes from
production material. They are opened to any kind
of collaboration.
Description
Innovations and advantages of the offer
Di el ess i ncr ement al
sheet forming is a sheet
metal forming technology
allowing for the easy and
rapid manufacture of sheet
metal parts of complicated
It requires none or greatly reduced tooling efforts
compared to traditional processes.
The part can be formed directly from a 3D CAD
model.
It is a suitable forming method for parallel product
development process, where changes occur fast and
affect several components. It enables sheet metal
component prototyping, with a possibility of rapid
changes in geometry in low cost. This supports
flexibility in product development process.
I t of f ers i mport ant cost and product i on t i me
advantages for new products, pre-series and short
series. At present, this is the only profitable alternative
profile, with the advantage of requiring none or greatly
reduced tooling efforts compared to traditional
processes. Its operation is completely automated and
consists of a Semi-spherical punch which acts directly
on the sheet following the programmed tool paths.
The part is formed as a result of small deformations
applied successively in localized areas of the sheet. It
is considered a rapid manufacturing technology, the
part can be formed directly from a 3D CAD model.
to the traditional and manual processes used in
specialized production.
The fundamental advantage of this technology is its
versatility which provides the opportunity to obtain a
large number of geometries of macro and micro
dimension pieces. The same is applicable for a range
of laminated materials with a thickness inferior to a
tenth of a millimeter.
Dieless forming is cost effective up to 700 pieces for
large parts and up to 250 pieces for small parts.
Dieless forming enables producing different kind of
products with the same machine without long setting
times. The only product related part in the machine is
the support tool, which is easy and quick to change. If
the support tool is made of soft material such as wood
or polymers, it is also quick and affordable to
manufacture.
For further information (including IPR status)
please contact:
Phone: (39 02) 2399 2970
Fax: (39 02) 2399 2960
Email: angelo.gatto@simplernet.it
Angelo Gatto
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