Geometric correction processes contribute to zero-defect manufacturing for improved
product quality. Thin-walled metallic components are widely used in numerous applications …

The free-bending process of a metal tube involves a geometric relationship between the
eccentricity, the rotation angle of the bending die, the deformation zone length, and the …

Wrinkling is a significant defect during forming of thin-walled metallic tubes via free-bending
forming (FBF) technology. Thus, it's quite important to predict the wrinkling in the tubes to …

In three and six-axis free-bending equipment, the deformation zone length (A) is a fixed
mechanical structure parameter modified when the relevant structure is redesigned and …

Forming tubes with various bending radii without changing the bending dies is much easier
for the 3D free bending forming (FBF) process. In the 3D-FBF process, different bending radii …

The primary goal of this study is the formulation of a soft sensor that predicts industrially
relevant mechanical properties for freeform bending. This serves as the foundation of a …

As recent trends in manufacturing engineering disciplines show a clear development in the
sustainable as well as economically efficient design of forming processes, monitoring …

This work introduces an Abaqus CAE simulation model and its validation for freeform
bending with movable die, which is extended in the simulation of a weld seam for the …

In the last decades, the application of automatic control techniques in freeform bending
processes was limited to the motion control of the bending die, ie, the workpiece itself was …

Today, in production shaping processes, the application of closed loop control is often
limited to controlling the geometry. For freeform bending processes the geometric deviations …