Process innovation in advanced sheet metal manufacturing
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Engineering
Abstract
The world's automotive manufacturers scrap 50% of all sheet metal during the trimming process after deep-drawing. This waste is mainly a result of material being held in the blankholder, which helps the control process window between tearing and wrinkling failures. The aim of this project is to develop a novel process that can form deep-drawn shapes without the blankholder. In order to evaluate the process, tooling of a new machine will be designed and developed and various shapes and materials will be investigated. Analytical models will be proposed to understand its limits; ultimately leading to the development of a fully automated industrial demonstrator process.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Julian Allwood (Primary Supervisor) | |
| Rishabh Arora (Student) |
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/R513180/1 | 01/10/2018 | 30/09/2023 | |||
| 2633718 | Studentship | EP/R513180/1 | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2025 | Rishabh Arora |
| EP/T517847/1 | 01/10/2020 | 30/09/2025 | |||
| 2633718 | Studentship | EP/T517847/1 | 01/10/2021 | 30/09/2025 | Rishabh Arora |