Optical 3D Metrology for Optimization of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Abstract:

3D optical metrology methods are increasingly used in the research of sheet metal materials and in sheet metal production processes. Optical measuring systems are implemented in different process stages, including design, sheet metal material research and component development, tool making and production as well as series accompanying quality control.Today’s development processes are initially driven from computational methods. Especially for the development of sheet metal components the numerical forming simulation is an important tool. However, performing a reliable forming simulation requires accurate input parameters like 3D geometry data for meshing, material parameters and boundary conditions which can be obtained with optical measuring systems. Further on the validation of these numerical simulations is supported with optical full-field sheet metal forming analysis.In the tool manufacturing phase 3D measurement data contributes in reducing the time frame for CNC machining processes, for the try-out phase, future tool reproduction as well as for repair and maintenance.With automated 3D measuring solutions series accompanying quality control is performed to determine tool wear and to shorten the response time if problems in the production occur.This paper is extending past work [1] and discusses today’s contribution of optical 3D measuring techniques in sheet metal component development and production, covering the areas of determining input parameters for sheet metal forming simulations and its validation, tool manufacturing, including the try-out, and production quality control using automated optical measurement machines.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 639)
• Pages: 3-11
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.639.3
• Online since: March 2015
• Authors: Konstantin Galanulis*, Stephanie Adolf, Harald Friebe
• Keywords: Quality Control, Simulation, Statistical Process Control (SPC)

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