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Small batch production of sheet metal mezo-sized components

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
2.10.00  Engineering sciences and technologies  Manufacturing technologies and systems   

Code Science Field
T130  Technological sciences  Production technology 
Keywords
forming, small batch production, alternative forming processes, incremental process, sheet metal
Evaluation (rules)
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Researchers (21)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  24246  PhD Boštjan Berginc  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Junior researcher  2004 - 2007  31 
2.  07586  MSc Boris Blažič  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007 
3.  26072  Marko Cedilnik  Mechanical design  Researcher  2005 - 2007  36 
4.  15695  PhD Gašper Gantar  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2005  286 
5.  25369  PhD Aleš Hančič  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Technical associate  2005  103 
6.  09006  PhD Mihael Junkar  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  552 
7.  24419  Boštjan Juriševič  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  62 
8.  05911  PhD Zlatko Kampuš  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  326 
9.  06883  PhD Janez Kopač  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  1,837 
10.  17076  PhD Davorin Kramar  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2005  448 
11.  00807  PhD Karl Kuzman  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Head  2004 - 2007  929 
12.  12957  PhD Tomaž Pepelnjak  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  431 
13.  17999  Matjaž Rot    Technical associate  2004 - 2007  175 
14.  21774  PhD Darja Rupnik Poklukar  Mathematics  Researcher  2006 - 2007  57 
15.  18044  Marko Sedej    Technical associate  2004 - 2007 
16.  09001  PhD Mirko Soković  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004 - 2007  1,076 
17.  20358  MSc Andrej Stepišnik  Mechanics  Researcher  2004 - 2007  12 
18.  09451  MSc Stanko Stepišnik  Mechanics  Researcher  2004 - 2007  69 
19.  21633  MSc Borut Sterle  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2004  27 
20.  18001  Darko Švetak    Researcher  2004  86 
21.  18553  PhD Joško Valentinčič  Manufacturing technologies and systems  Researcher  2006 - 2007  444 
Organisations (2)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0405  EMO - ORODJARNA proizvodna družba d.o.o. (Slovene)  CELJE  5453364  198 
2.  0782  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering  Ljubljana  1627031  29,252 
Abstract
Small batch and prototype production of sheet metal components has to be flexible and capable to quickly adapts to market demands. Consequentially, new technologies and manufacturing concepts are developing and evolving in order to enable a fast and reliable production of complex components and parts. One of those alternative technologies is incremental sheet metal forming. Comparing to conventional sheet metal forming in one or more steps with complex geometry tools, in incremental sheet metal forming a simple geometry tool is used for incrementally form the workpiece up to the final shape. Due to incremental insertion of deformations in the workpiece and several other factors, in the tension stress area the forming limit curve is much higher comparing to conventional forming. An additional benefit of incremental forming is that no lubricating mediums are needed, which in most cases represent an environmental hazard. Using a high-speed water jet instead of a solid-state tool with defined geometry for incremental sheet metal forming brings additional advantages. An intensive cooling of the forming region by the water jet is very appropriate, especially in cases of material, which being hardened at elevated temperatures. In the proposed project the potentials of incremental sheet metal forming by a solid-state tool and by a high-speed water jet will be analyzed and evaluated. Both technologies will be compared with conventional forming processes using test components. Materials suitable for incremental forming will be evaluated by means of formability. In the analyze of incremental sheet metal forming with both, solid-state tool and high-speed water jet, a machine set up, tool kinematics, optimal machining strategies and optimal process parameters will be defined. This research will be focused on incremental forming of mezo-size components, with the aim to extend this technology on other component size in further researches.
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