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Die-less forming of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic sheets and metal wire mesh
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.4977
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2023-03-17
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Institut
TORE-DOI
First published in
Number in series
25
Volume
25
Start Page
37
End Page
44
Article Number
5
Citation
20th International Conference on Sheet Metal (SheMet 2023)
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Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
Materials Research Forum LLC
Peer Reviewed
true
The growing market for fiber-reinforced thermoplastics (FRTP) requires new flexible production processes for prototype and small series production, as conventional forming techniques involving molds are not cost efficient in these cases. Inspired by incremental sheet metal forming (ISF), an alternative manufacturing processes for the forming of FRTP with just two robot guided standard tools is outlined. To maintain a locally formed shape in the heated, flexible fabric, auxiliary wire mesh metal is used as it has similar deformation mechanisms, especially shearability, while being sufficiently self-supporting. Feasibility of the approach is discussed and investigated in basic experiments.
Subjects
Fiber Reinforced Plastic
Free Forming
Incremental Sheet Forming
DDC Class
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
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