Uni-Form: a pilot production line for hot/warm sheet metal forming integrated in a cloud based SMARTFORMING platform
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Luan, X
Zhang, Q
El Fakir, O
Wang, L
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Warm/hot stamping is a promising technology for manufacturing high-strength, lightweight, complex
shaped components from high strength aluminum alloys. It is well known that the formability and high
post-form strength of aluminum alloys are highly temperature sensitive, i.e. manufacturing operations
conducted at elevated temperatures could affect their microstructures, leading to variations in the
strength of final products. Therefore, the processing routes including forming operations, secondary
fabrications, room temperature storage and high temperature curing cycles must be planned
strategically to ensure the quality of final products. In the present research, a novel processing route
planning system has been finalized and integrated to an online multi-objective platform
SMARTFORMING, enabling processing route optimization on a cloud computing environment. The
system consists of two major functional modules: ‘Tailor’ (processing route optimization) and ‘UniForm’
(a pilot production line controlled on a cloud based platform for verifying the effectiveness and
efficiency of the processing routes).
shaped components from high strength aluminum alloys. It is well known that the formability and high
post-form strength of aluminum alloys are highly temperature sensitive, i.e. manufacturing operations
conducted at elevated temperatures could affect their microstructures, leading to variations in the
strength of final products. Therefore, the processing routes including forming operations, secondary
fabrications, room temperature storage and high temperature curing cycles must be planned
strategically to ensure the quality of final products. In the present research, a novel processing route
planning system has been finalized and integrated to an online multi-objective platform
SMARTFORMING, enabling processing route optimization on a cloud computing environment. The
system consists of two major functional modules: ‘Tailor’ (processing route optimization) and ‘UniForm’
(a pilot production line controlled on a cloud based platform for verifying the effectiveness and
efficiency of the processing routes).
Date Issued
2016-08-25
Date Acceptance
2016-07-21
Publisher
World Scientific
Copyright Statement
© The Authors
Source
The 3rd International Conference on Advanced High Strength Steel and Press Hardening (ICHSU2016)
Publication Status
Accepted
Start Date
2016-08-25
Finish Date
2016-08-27
Coverage Spatial
Xi'an China