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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

Six axis robots have been a quintessential tool on the factory floor in applications like material handling and spot welding for decades. But as digital manufacturing technology continues to evolve, ...

Tube end forming machines are used to perform various operations on the end of a tube to finish it for its desired application or use. The operations performed by tube end forming machines may include ...

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 ...

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 ...

What is the Plastics Molding and Forming Industry? The plastics molding and forming (PM&F) industry is a large and diversified industry that uses plastic materials to produce a wide variety of ...