Metal forming process is one of the oldest manufacturing techniques. It has witnessed the
shift from conventional to integration of smart systems for manufacturing of highly complex …

The production of ultra-high strength automotive components requires a multi-directional
approach. Hot stamping combines both forming and heat treatment processes to obtain a …

As a promising solution to the growing demand for lightweighting, hot stamping has gained
considerable applications in the automotive industry. Over the past few decades, the market …

The demand for new processes to produce high strength parts, under appropriate cost and
productivity, has grown with weight reduction and crash safety improvements in automobile …

Flexibility in metal forming is needed more than ever before due to rapidly changing
customer demands. It paves the way for a better control of uncertainties in development and …

Vehicle manufacturers are under pressure of reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse
gas emissions and still improving safety. One method to reduce the consumption and …

Forming is widely used due to its high efficiency in material utilization and its high production
rate in general. Most forming processes control the geometry of final products through a set …

The application of high strength steels (HSS) for automotive structural parts is an effective
way to realize lightweight and enhance safety. Therefore, improvements in mechanical …

Improvement of the hot stamping process is important for reducing processing costs and
improving the productivity and tensile properties of final components. One major approach to …

In this work, the effects of various process input parameters in the sheared edge
characteristics are studied during shear-cutting of DP980 sheet material. A virtual …