The powder metallurgy parts manufacturing (PM2) industry is a significant part of the history economy and technology Pennsylvania. Powder process for forming metal by compacting in die then heating compacted just below its melting point (called ‘sintering’). producers purchase specialized powders, lubricants, binders, additives, tooling, equipment, industrial gases. north-central Pe...

Rubber based forming process is a versatile metal fabrication process used in commercial aerospace, automotive and defence applications. It is well suited for prototyping and production of small quantities of sheet metal parts. Rubber based forming employs a rubber pad contained in the rigid chamber or flexible diaphragm as one tool half, requiring only one solid half to form a part to final sh...

With thrust weight ratio increasing, integral panel is an important component to reduce the aircraft weight, and it a great challenge ensure forming accuracy mechanical property in large-scale panel. Laser shock has development prospect realizing improving its properties. This work investigated unequal alternate double-sided laser forming, which can make 7075 aluminum form induce hardened layer...

New trends and demands of the automotive industry have dramatically influenced the requirements and processes of tool and die manufacturing over the last years and have led to new, serious and often incoherent challenges for the tool and die makers which have to rethink and redefine their concepts for manufacturing, machinery and production management. To assist in establishing advanced process...

The ever-increasing complexity of contemporary products and services demands business supply chains that involve a large number of autonomous organizations. Competitive markets require that these chains are highly agile, effective and efficient. This is achieved by forming dynamic virtual enterprises within supplier networks, which we call instant virtual enterprises (IVEs). We present the Cros...

Continuous fibre reinforced composites are now firmly established engineering materials for the manufacture of components in the automotive and aerospace industries. In this respect, composite fabrics provide flexibility in the design manufacture. The ability to define the ply shapes and material orientation has allowed engineers to optimize the composite properties of the parts. The formulatio...