Abstract
The article presents results of analysis of applica-tions of incremental forming technology for production of composite moulds. Results of the research of formability of sheet metal based on single point incremental forming are presented. This technology is particularly useful for manufacturing new prototypes and moulds for composite structure manufacturing. The publication introduces new technological equipment for incremental sheet metal forming. The research was performed using sheet blanks of aluminium alloys AW5754 and AW1050. The article analyses the influence of geometrical parameters of parts (moulds for composites forming) on formability of sheet metal and influence on the product properties. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.mech.20.4.7045
Highlights
Today, companies, aiming to survive the intense competition in manufacturing sector, must constantly improve their technological processes
Sheet metal may be formed in various ways, but not all methods are suitable for small batch production especially for production of moulds for composites
It is well known that the efficiency of Incremental sheet metal forming (ISMF) and quality of prototype depends on parameters of technological process and properties of material processed [4]
Summary
Companies, aiming to survive the intense competition in manufacturing sector, must constantly improve their technological processes. Sheet metal may be formed in various ways, but not all methods are suitable for small batch production especially for production of moulds for composites Traditional technologies, such as, for example, stamping or deep drawing requires large investment and are not flexible. Robotic ISMF is one of the alternatives for manufacturing sheet metal products of complex geometrical shapes In this case, standard CNC processing centre is replaced by one or several robots that make the technology even more flexible [7]. Standard CNC processing centre is replaced by one or several robots that make the technology even more flexible [7] Originally this technology was intended for soft metals, currently there are see publications that discuss its efficiency in processing hard-to-form titanium sheets. On other hand at least few materials need to be tested because of their different formability properties
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