Latest developments in the clinching of sheet materials are reviewed in this article. Important
issues are discussed, such as tool design, process parameters and joinability of some new …

Flanging is sheet metal forming process which has high-end applications from automobile
industry to aircraft industry. Straight, stretch, shrink and hole-flanging are the variations of …

Clinching is a very cheap and efficient cold forming process that enables to join two sheets
without any additional part such as a rivet or a bolt. This paper deals with the optimization of …

The paper presents the pressed joint technology using forming process with or without
additional fastener. The capabilities for increasing the load-carrying ability of mechanical …

Experimental and numerical finite element results on the mechanical behavior of timber
beech finger-joint are presented. Numerical simulations are based on the Cohesive Zone …

The purpose of this paper is to propose a methodology for the strength optimization of
mechanical clinched joint. To this end, a mathematical optimization model which introduces …

Lightweight cellular structures are investigated intensively in additive manufacturing and
require optimization strategies to distribute both patterns, cross-sections sizes and type, and …

Given a steadily increasing demand on multi-material lightweight designs, fast and cost-
efficient production technologies, such as the mechanical joining process clinching, are …

Due to increasing challenges in the area of lightweight design, the demand for time-and cost-
effective joining technologies is steadily rising. For this, cold-forming processes provide a …

The new method presented in this paper falls into the category of sampling methods and
model management in the optimization process of surrogate related methods. This method …