The book gives a systematic and detailed description of a new integrated product and process development approach for sheet metal manufacturing. Special attention is given to manufacturing that unites multidisciplinary competences of product design, material science, and production engineering, as well as mathematical optimization and computer based information technology. The case study of integral sheet metal structures is used by the authors to introduce the results related to the recent manufacturing technologies of linear flow splitting, bend splitting, and corresponding integrated process chains for sheet metal structures.
1 Introduction: Production Technologies and Product Development
1.1 The Interaction between Product Development and Production Technologies
1.2 Incorporation of Production in Current Product Development Approaches
1.3 Market Pull vs. Technology Push
2 The CRC666 Approach: Realizing Optimized Solutions Based on Production Technological Innovation
2.1 Motivation for and Goals of a New Development Approach
2.2 Options in Manufacturing Technologies
2.3 Manufacturing-induced Properties
2.4 Mathematical Optimization of Product Geometries and Manufacturing Processes
2.5 Integrated Algorithm-based Product and Process Development
3 New Technologies: From Basic Ideas to Mature Technologies
3.1 Basics of Linear Flow Splitting and Bend Splitting
3.1.1 Process Principles
3.1.2 Technology
3.1.3 Process Characteristics
3.1.4 Process Qualification
3.2 Integrated Process Chains for Sheet Metal Structures
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