Sheet hydroforming for the automotive industry

Project Information

HYDROSHEET

Grant agreement ID: G3RD-CT-1999-00012

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2000

End date 31 July 2003

Funded under

• Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Total cost € 3 013 659,00

EU contribution € 1 798 886,00

Coordinated by

VOLVO CAR COMPONENTS CORPORATION
Sweden

Objective

This project intends to develop sheet hydro forming for full-scale industrial application. The overall aim is to reduce the weight of the vehicles to support the reduction of CO2 emissions. The overall process development and optimisation is planned, starting from the choice of material, the preparation of sheets, process design and ends with the manufacture of two demonstrators, displaying the advantages of sheet hydro formed parts. Experimental and virtual procedures are considered as well as the process parameters and control systems. The link between experimental work and simulation is a key issue for the project in order to develop sheet hydro forming towards an industrial application, that fits into modern design and manufacture strategies. The project intends to promote the use of steel and aluminium by extending their forming limits using hydro forming process.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › control systems
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › post-transition metals

Programme(s)

• FP5-GROWTH - Programme for research technological development and demonstration on "Competitive and sustainable growth 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.3.-3. - Key Action Land Transport and Marine Technologies

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

VOLVO CAR COMPONENTS CORPORATION

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 293 80 OLOFSTROEM ; Sweden
• Total cost: No data

Participants (9)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT S.C.P.A.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Strada Torino 50 ; 10043 ORBASSANO
• Total cost: No data

DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Sindelfingen Plant, Calwer Strasse, HPC B514 ; 71059 SINDELFINGEN
• Total cost: No data

GIE PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 45,Rue J.P. Timbaud 45 Centre de Production de Poiss ; 78307 POISSY
• Total cost: No data

HOOGOVENS CORPORATE SERVICES BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Wenkebachstraat 1 ; 1951 JZ VELSEN NOORD
• Total cost: No data

SAAB AUTOMOBILE AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 461 80 TROLLHAETTAN
• Total cost: No data

SOLLAC SA

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Route de Saint Leu 1 ; 60761 MONTATAIRE
• Total cost: No data

THYSSENKRUPP STAHL A.G.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kaiser Wilhem Srasse 100 ; 47166 DUISBURG
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Holzgartenstrasse 17 ; 70049 STUTTGART
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN-NUREMBERG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 11,Egerlandstraße 11 ; 91058 ERLANGEN
• Total cost: No data