Mechanical joining technologies are increasingly used in multi-material lightweight
constructions and offer opportunities to create versatile joining processes due to their low …

Imposing the trend of mass customization of lightweight construction in industry,
conventional manufacturing processes like forming technology and chipping production are …

With the aid of multiple wire drawing passes, the magnesium alloys ZEK100, MgCa0. 8, and
AL36 were reduced to monofilament wires possessing diameters between 0.5 and 0.1 mm …

Clinching as a mechanical joining technique allows a fast and reliable joining of metal
sheets in large-scale production. An efficient design and dimensioning of clinched joints …

Modelling of metal forming processes is an essential task of production engineering. Due to
the latest technological developments, a huge variety of models is already available and …

Current challenges in the automotive industry are the reduction of fuel consumption and the
CO 2 emissions of future car generations. These aims can be achieved by reducing the …

The present study demonstrates the suitability of wire arc additive manufacturing (AM) for hot
work tool steel processing. Different arc welding techniques and energy inputs were applied …

In relation to the fourth industrial revolution, traditional manufacturing methods cannot serve
the flexibility demands related to mass customization and small series production. Rapid …

Clinching is one of the most commonly used mechanical joining processes in the automotive
industry. In it, two or more overlapping metal sheets are locally formed so that a form-and …

Prediction of texture changes during cold rolling is important because they affect the
recrystallization and anisotropy of an aluminum sheet during successive forming steps …