Cost efficient and ecological sustainable light weight sheet metal forming by employing an intelligent pulsating blankholder technology

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.

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

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

WALTER NEFF GMBH MASCHINENBAU

Address

In Den Kuhwiesen 4
76149 Karlsruhe
Germany

Participants (7)

FLEX-O-THERM B.V.

Netherlands

Address

36,Zelhemseweg 36
7255 PT Hengelo Gld

INSTITUT FUER ENERGIE UND UMWELTFORSCHUNG HEIDELBERG GMBH

Germany

Address

Wilckensstrasse 3
Heidelberg

METAL FORMING INSTITUTE

Poland

Address

Jana Pawla Ii, 14
61 139 Poznan

METALLURGICA ASSEMBLAGGI CARPENTERIE SPA

Italy

Address

Via Vercelli 1
10044 Pianezza

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO*

Netherlands

Address

6,Bevesierweg, Harssens (Mml)
1780 AM Den Helder

OFFICINE METALLURGICHE G. CORNAGLIA

Italy

Address

Strada Mirafiori 31
10092 Beinasco

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER, INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

United Kingdom

Address

Sackville Street
Manchester