From art to part: Learning from the traditional smith in developing flexible sheet metal forming processes

DT Bowen, IM Russo, CJ Cleaver, JM Allwood… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The traditional metal smith has the remarkable capability to form a variety of part shapes
from flat sheets using only a few universal tools. Such versatility is increasingly appealing to …

A numerical and experimental analysis of noncircular blank spinning

M Keneshlou, FR Biglari, M Shafaie - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2023 - Elsevier
The process of conventional spinning has been widely used in the production of sheet metal
parts, but nearly in all cases, the initial blank of the process has a circular shape. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven metal spinning using neural network for obtaining desired dimensions of formed cup

S Gondo, H Arai - CIRP Annals, 2022 - Elsevier
A data-driven metal spinning process was developed to systematically generate tool paths
to obtain desired dimensions such as height and thickness of formed parts for various sizes …

Effect and control of path parameters on thickness distribution of cylindrical cups formed via multi-pass conventional spinning

S Gondo, H Arai - Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2022 - Springer
In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) model was constructed to investigate the
relationship between the roller path parameters to form a cylindrical cup in multi-pass …

Dynamic optimization of die-less spinning process through autonomous modeling of time-varying forming law

X Yan, P Gao, M Zhan, X Li - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
Die-less spinning is a typical incremental forming technology with flexible processing
parameters, including the roller path and loading parameters, whose forming law changes …

Roller path solver system for multi-objective task-priority control of multipass conventional spinning

S GONDO, H ARAI - Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A general design method for roller paths for multipass conventional spinning has not been
established yet. The roller paths in a production site are often decided by experienced …

Numerical simulation and experimental study on non-axisymmetric spinning with a groove at the middle of the tube

Z Jia, XuanWang, Y Shen, Y Xie, X Gong… - The International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Spinning is widely used in aerospace and automobile industries, and non-axisymmetric
spinning is developing with the increasing demand of irregular shape forming. Based on …

An online intelligent method for roller path design in conventional spinning

P Gao, X Yan, Y Wang, H Li, M Zhan, F Ma… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2023 - Springer
The optimization design of roller path is critical in conventional spinning as the roller path
greatly influences the spinning status and forming quality. In this research, an innovative …

Roller design and optimization based on RSM with categoric factors in power spinning of Ni-based superalloy

Z Li, X Shu - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2022 - Springer
Power spinning is a single-point high-pressure forming process which is usually studied with
ideal regular blank. However, in some cases, the blank adopted in this process is from …

Tool path effects on wrinkling in metal sheet incremental roll profiling

A Beigzadeh, E Simonetto, A Ghiotti… - Materials Research …, 2024 - mrforum.com
The paper introduces an innovative Incremental Forming (IF) machine, termed “FlexRoll
Bending,” designed for flexible sheet forming on straight components. Unlike traditional …