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Forging and Hot Forming

Forging and Hot Forming
Editors:
Bernd-Arno Behrens
Coming in:
April 2026
Description:
Topics covered by this special edition include to: Development of new and optimization of existing forging and hot forming; mathematical description and parameterisation of flow, damage and fracture behaviour of new workpiece and tool materials; mathematical description and parameterisation of friction, heat transfer and wear in forging and rolling; development of numerical methods, formulations and algorithms for simulation of forging and rolling processes; validation of simulation models on industrial examples; computer-aided process control. Furthermore, the results of the Collaborative Research Centre 1153 on Tailored Forming are presented. This edition, without a doubt, will be of great benefit to the rich daily machinery engineers and researchers whose activities are related to metalworking.

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Forging and Hot Forming

Forging and Hot Forming
Editors:
Bernd-Arno Behrens
Online since:
April 2026
Description:
Topics covered by this special edition include to: Development of new and optimization of existing forging and hot forming; mathematical description and parameterisation of flow, damage and fracture behaviour of new workpiece and tool materials; mathematical description and parameterisation of friction, heat transfer and wear in forging and rolling; development of numerical methods, formulations and algorithms for simulation of forging and rolling processes; validation of simulation models on industrial examples; computer-aided process control. Furthermore, the results of the Collaborative Research Centre 1153 on Tailored Forming are presented. This edition, without a doubt, will be of great benefit to the rich daily machinery engineers and researchers whose activities are related to metalworking.

Advanced Numerical and AI Strategies for Material Forming

Advanced Numerical and AI Strategies for Material Forming
Editors:
Benjamin Klusemann
Online since:
April 2026
Description:
This special edition presents research results related to the use of advanced and non-conventional methods for modelling and simulation of forming processes, including the application of machine learning and AI techniques. By that, developments in the field of numerical simulation were considered that could eventually be applied to the simulation of any forming process. The edition will be helpful for researchers in materials science and the development of materials processing technologies.

Incremental and Sheet Metal Forming

Incremental and Sheet Metal Forming
Editors:
Dr. Giuseppina Ambrogio and Prof. Mihaela Banu
Online since:
April 2026
Description:
This special edition focuses on contributions that detail the results of new developments and provide a deeper understanding of incremental and sheet material forming processes. Research concerns the design of novel processes, in-process measurement techniques, innovative tooling, methods for the analysis and modelling of friction phenomena and methods for the optimisation, robust design and control of incremental and sheet forming processes, etc. The edition will be helpful for specialists in mechanical engineering.

Innovative Joining by Forming

Innovative Joining by Forming
Editors:
Prof. Gianluca Buffa
Online since:
April 2026
Description:
The main topics of this special edition are: mechanical fastening operations; joints based on friction welding; hybrid joining processes; innovative joining processes, including the forming or pre-forming of the materials to be joined; computational methods for joining process simulation; applications of inverse analysis to material characterisation in joining conditions, etc. The edition will be helpful for specialists in mechanical engineering.

Lionel Fourment on: Optimization, AI and Inverse Analysis in Forming

Lionel Fourment on: Optimization, AI and Inverse Analysis in Forming
Editors:
António Gil Andrade-Campos
Online since:
April 2026
Description:
The processing of test results, modelling, and optimisation of technological parameters for complex material forming processes require the development of numerical methods that ensure reliability and computational efficiency. Articles collected in this special edition are devoted to innovation in this field, especially the use of artificial intelligence technologies, which is of utmost importance today.