Incremental Forming: An Innovative Process for Small Batch Production

Abstract:

The need for flexible forming processes is of utmost importance in the recent years. Therefore, it is very important to develop new innovative technologies and processes. This is particularly valid for small batch and prototype production. Incremental sheet metal forming may be regarded as one of the promising developments for these purposes. In this paper, first a general overview of main process characteristics of the incremental sheet metal forming will be given. Then some recent results of a joint Eureka project launched by two universities and two SME companies in Hungary and Slovenia will be presented.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 729)
• Pages: 85-90
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.729.85
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Miklos Tisza, Péter Zoltán Kovács, Zsolt Lukács
• Keywords: Incremental Forming, Innovative Small Batch Production

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