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Type of course:
Digital learning, Lesson
Language:
EN
Duration:
20 minutes
Proficiency:
Intermediate
Target:
Manager, Professionals, Students
SUMMARY
This lesson provides a comprehensive introduction to die-less forming technologies, focusing on their benefits, applications, and limitations. Participants will learn how die-less forming is revolutionizing industries by eliminating the need for traditional dies, thus offering cost-effective and customizable solutions for small batch productions, prototyping, and complex geometries.
Learners are also introduced to the innovative Multi-Point Forming (MPF) technology, which allows for versatile shaping without dedicated dies, making it an attractive technology for industries requiring frequent design changes and lower production volumes.
About The Author
Teaching Factory Competence Center AMKE (TF CC) is a center for Training of Human Resources, Development and Application of innovative technologies in Industry. The Competence Center is based on the “Teaching Factory” manufacturing education paradigm; a model that aims at developing an effective connection between universities / educational institutions and modern industrial and business practice. TF CC is oriented towards providing education and innovation services to the manufacturing industry. The competence center focuses on facilitating knowledge exchange between academia and industry and on creating added value for the services and products of manufacturing companies by promoting innovative technology and research activities performed by academia. For this purpose, TF CC provides a set of Learning Services and Innovative Technical Services to its customers aiming for Interdisciplinary learning, research & experimentation and exploitation of research results towards industrial applicability.
Learning outcomes
- After the end of the lesson, learners will be able to recognize the recent advancements, including the need, impact and limitations for flexible sheet metal forming technologies.
- After the end of the lesson, learners will be able to describe the process mechanisms, potential applications and production capabilities of the innovative Multi-Point Forming (MPF) technology.
Course Content
Topics
Advanced Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics, Sustainable Manufacturing
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