Slab method of analysis has been used for solving metal forming problems for a long time. However it has been restricted to plane strain and axisymmetric problems due to limitations in its formulations. In this paper a new formulation has been proposed so that it could be applied to three dimensional problems in metal forming. A parametric slab has been considered in this analysis and the force...

THE OBJECTIVE OF MANUFACTURING is the production of a consistent quality product at a minimal cost. Generally effective goals include shortening the lead time in the design cycle, reducing tooling cost and machine downtime at the production stage, and developing a stable process with a minimal reject rate. The ability to predict the performance of a particular manufacturing process and to compa...

Schafstall H., Barth, C.: An innovate Approach to Automated Simulation of Full 3D Ring Rolling Processes and Other Incremental Forming Processes; Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Metal Forming "Metal Forming 2010", September 19 22, 2010, Toyohashi, Japan; steel research international, volume 81 (2010), Number 9, pages 202 – 205; © Verlag Stahleisen GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany. ...

There are mainly two methods of deep drawing analysis; experimental and analytical/numerical. Experimental analysis can be useful in analyzing the process to determine the process parameters that produce a defect free product, and the analytical/numerical modeling can be used to model and analyze the process through all stages of deformation. This approach is less time consuming and more econom...