Optimization lubrication and speed in SPIF processes

• Autor(a) principal: Azevedo, Nelson Gil Monteiro
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/23873
• topic: Incremental forming; Metalic alloys; Experimental tests; Lubrication; Feedrate

With the rising competitiveness in industry, it is mandatory to develop new methods and processes in order to fill some gaps, and at the same time ameliorate the existing ones. Incremental forming appears from the necessity to produce functional and usable prototypes, or alternatively, to produce small batches or replacement parts. In fact, the traditional use of press technology represents a very high cost when the number of parts in a batch is not big enough. Within incremental forming, the cost of tools is reduced to a minimum as just a punch and a clamping frame are needed to produce a part from the CAD model, which brings high interest to this technology. This work is part of the SPIF-A project (Single Point Incremental Forming at Aveiro). From many possible parameters, focus will be given to lubrication and federate (the travel speed of the forming tool). These two parameters are utmost importance either for the quality of parts and for the process time efficiency. After experimental tests, results will allow for conclusions that will certainly constitute a vital contribute for a better implementation of incremental forming processes into industrial environment.