... justify the use of conventional mechanical or hydraulic presses. In these cases, an alternative possible approach would be to produce a small number of parts using incremental sheet forming (ISF) processes, economically feasible for small batches production (Henrard, 2008). Formed materials...

... be summarized as follows: P.A.F. Martins can be contacted at: pmartins@ist.utl.pt © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Finite element analysis Metals Formed materials Computer software Taking a general view of the present state of the art in terms of modelling and computation...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sheet metal Formed materials At the end of the 1980s, in spite of the initial reticence of some academics, the explicit dynamics method was applied to numerical simulations of strongly nonlinear phenomena such as sheet forming simulations...

... techniques Finite element analysis Process management Formed materials Canning Market demands in packaging industry stimulate can manufacturers to produce beverage and food containers in variety of attractive shapes. This places a considerable pressure on shaping technologies to enable economical...