Scope of the Conference

Authors from industry, university and research laboratories are invited to present papers with new research results. A provisional list of topics for the conference is given below. All subjects and reported activities should be located in the area of sheet metal.

  • Cutting
    • Blanking
    • Punching
    • Stamping
    • Cropping
  • Intelligent Manufacturing
    • Maintenance
    • NDT/NDE
    • Process control
    • Control of tool wear
    • Diagnostic techniques
    • Vision
    • Ultrasonic
  • Joining
    • Laser beam welding
    • Other welding methods
    • adhesive bonding
  • Life Cycle Aspects
    • Environmental issues
    • Sustainable technologies
    • Product information structures
    • DFX
    • Recycling
  • Manufacturing Systems
    • Intelligent processing of materials
    • Sensing and control of manufacturing processes
    • CAD/CAM systems
    • Logistics
    • Production management
  • Materials and Testing
    • Ferrous and non ferrous materials
    • High performance materials
    • Composites
    • Foams
    • Material testing
  • Micro Technologies
    • Theory of plasticity
    • Physical modelling
    • Micro processes
  • Modelling Techniques
    • Analytical modelling
    • Constitutve models
    • FEM
    • BEM
    • Physical modelling
  • Presses and Press Tools
    • Design
    • Protective measures
    • Construction
    • Materials
    • Lubricants
    • Robotics
    • Progressive tooling
    • Compound and combination dies
  • Process and Production Planning
    • Strategies
    • Methods
    • Computer support
    • Cost calculation
  • Processes
    • Drawing
    • Strip- and wire-drawing
    • Deep-drawing
    • Sheet bending
    • Explosive forming
    • Hydro-forming
    • Tube forming
    • Coil production
    • Super plastic forming
    • Hot stamping
  • Quality and Reliability
    • International standards
    • Tolerances
    • Metrology
    • SPC
    • Qualitiy management
    • TQM
  • Surface Conditioning
    • Surface treatment of strips
    • Design considerations for fabrication of pre-treated/coated materials