Development of a new machine system for the forming of micro-sheet-products

Qin, Y. and Ma, Y. and Harrison, C. and Brockett, A. and Zhou, M. and Zhao, J. and Law, F. and Razali, A. and Smith, R. and Eguia, J. (2008) Development of a new machine system for the forming of micro-sheet-products. In: 11th ESAFORM 2008 Conference on Material Forming, 2008-04-23 - 2008-04-25.

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Abstract

Most of the developed micro-forming machines were based on standalone concepts which do not support efficient integration to make them fully automated and integrated. At present, material feeding in micro-forming is not of sufficient precision and reliability for high throughput manufacturing applications. Precise feeding is necessary to ensure that micro-parts can be produced with sufficient accuracy, especially in multi-stage forming, while high-speed feeding is a must to meet the production-rate requirements. Therefore, design of a new high-precision and high-speed feeder for micro-forming is proposed. Several possible approaches are examined with a view to establishing feasible concepts. Based on the investigation, several concepts for thin sheet-metal feeding for micro-forming are generated, they being argued and assessed with applicable loads and forces analysis. These form a basis of designing a new feeder.

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