Sheet Metal Forming Using Additively Manufactured Polymer Tools

Procedia CIRP, vol. 93, pp. 20–25

Abstract

Due to various trends, such as e-mobility, a long-term change in the automotive value creation structure is foreseeable. Shorter development cycles demand early prototypes and cause more changes. Currently, there is no cost-effective production process for originally deep drawn sheet metal parts in series quality at small production volumes. In this paper, the application of additively manufactured functional elements in deep drawing tools is investigated. Besides the first concept of such tools, first experimental test series are described and analyzed.

Authors 5

1. Günther Schuh Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

2. Georg Bergweiler Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

3. Philipp Bickendorf corresponding Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

4. Falko Fiedler Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany

5. Can Colag Aachen Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074 Aachen, Germany