Keyword: Forming
Significant savings in forming
Rollers can reshape as precisely as a press, at a fraction of the cost: Fraunhofer IWU and partners demonstrate how it works
Print tools efficiently and in the highest quality
Additive manufacturing, especially the Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) process, opens up new avenues in toolmaking thanks to great design freedom. The Fraunhofer IWU is exploring this...
Capacity for precision parts expanded
Nägeli Swiss AG invests in a new forming press for small, highly precise deep-drawn parts
Hollow forging on an industrial scale
Fraunhofer IWU presents flexROLLmax, a system for larger components and material thicknesses.
New method for quality control in hot forming
Thermography reliably visualizes the quality of all parts in a batch without additional effort
Ultrasonic Deep Drawing in Series
In the VibroDraw process, Fraunhofer IWU, together with MARK Metallwarenfabrik GmbH and DEVAD GmbH, has succeeded in effectively coupling ultrasonic vibrations into industrially relevant deep drawing processes with cycle rates of up to 500 strokes per minute.