This paper gives a review for a new technique to give shape to metal by laser source is presented. Typically metal forming by Laser is contactless method in which laser beam is used as energy source and by inducing temperature induced stress in material, we can form material in various shapes. The main benefit of laser forming lies in its capability to form low ductility metal and with high acc...

Figure 1 shows a simplified CAD representation of the tools and initial blank in the stamping process. During stamping, the metal sheet is submitted to large displacements and large elasto-plastic strains; rupture and wrinkles must be avoided, (Figures 2 and 3). The resulting part must also satisfy quality requirements regarding its geometry: after tools removing, the springback effect (Figure ...

Hutchinson approach has been successfully used by a number of researchers in thin sheet metal forming processes for wrinkling prediction. However, Hutchinson approach is limited to regions of the sheet that are free of any contact. Therefore, a new wrinkling indicator that can be used in the contact areas is proposed. Discretisation error indicators are also used to present a comprehensive appr...

1 Keynote Paper NUMISHEET 2008; Interlaken, 1.-5. September 2008 Abstract: The industrial forming simulation used today is the result of a development process during the last two decades. A main focus of this process was the continuous optimization to characterize the material properties. The presentation will give an overview of the simulation technology challenges arising from the need to imp...