Thin-walled structures have been widely used as key components in automobile and
aerospace industry to improve the crashworthiness and safety of vehicles while maintaining …

Plastic forming is one of enabling and fundamental technologies in advanced manufacturing
chains. Design optimization is a critical way to improve the performance of the forming …

Incremental forming is a sheet metal forming process characterized by high flexibility; for this
reason, it is suggested for rapid prototyping and customized products. On the other hand …

Metallic bipolar plates are important components of the proton exchange membrane fuel
cell. To achieve higher performance of fuel cells, dozens of fine flow channels with the width …

The properties of electro-mechanical systems are intimately linked to the mechanical state of
the materials used for their design. Notably, the processing stages can lead to significant …

At the conceptual design stage, the cross-sectional shapes of thin-walled beams (TWBs)
need to be optimized to improve the performance of automobile structure. Therefore, this …

This manuscript surveys and analyses the different implementations of knowledge-based
systems (KBS) in sheet metal workings. The scope will cover different stamping phases; …

Based on strength design for thin-walled isotropic cylinders and mechanical properties for
the composite material, the equation to predict burst pressure of the composite overwrapped …

Single point incremental forming (SPIF) is a modern method of forming sheet metal, where
parts can be formed without the use of dedicated dies. The ability of SPIF to form a part is …

Sheet metal stamping uses hardened steel tools, due to their advantages in hardness,
resistance to deformation, and resistance to abrasion. However, these tools have limitations …