Objective The project is centred around the development of a novel, fully process controlled, pulsating blank holder technology which will enable the formation process for thin high-tensile steel or aluminium alloy blanks, which results in a substantial weight reduction in automotive and other light weight products and thus leads to a significant reduction of raw material, energy consumption and resulting emissions in the whole production cycle. Furthermore, a reduction of required ram power, savings by using more inexpensive sheet metal with unchanged geometry of the draw parts, drawing of pre-painted blanks without loosing the shining of the formed blanks, increasing of the drawing ratio, savings by reducing or cancelling of lubricants is leading to enormous cost savings in this process und thus improving the competitiveness of relevant European industries. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringtribologylubricationnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metalsnatural sciencesmathematicspure mathematicsgeometry Programme(s) FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.3.-1. - Key Action Innovative Products, Processes and Organisation Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator WALTER NEFF GMBH MASCHINENBAU Address In den kuhwiesen 4 76149 Karlsruhe Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FLEX-O-THERM B.V. Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 36,zelhemseweg 36 7255 PT Hengelo gld See on map INSTITUT FUER ENERGIE UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG HEIDELBERG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wilckensstrasse 3 Heidelberg See on map METAL FORMING INSTITUTE Poland EU contribution € 0,00 Address Jana pawla ii, 14 61 139 Poznan See on map METALLURGICA ASSEMBLAGGI CARPENTERIE SPA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via vercelli 1 10044 Pianezza See on map NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO* Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address 6,bevesierweg, harssens (mml) 1780 AM Den helder See on map OFFICINE METALLURGICHE G. CORNAGLIA Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Strada mirafiori 31 10092 Beinasco See on map UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Sackville street Manchester See on map Links Website Opens in new window
