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Sheet Metal through and through
- What the design engineer's workday looks like today
- The sheet metal process chain: how the finished part emerges from the design engineer's idea
- Rules of thumb for fabrication-friendly design
Chapter 2: Sheet Metal through and through (261 KB) |
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Laser Cutting
- Short introduction to laser technology
- Processes, quality criteria, parameters, programming
- Laser cutting of tubes and profiles
- Overview of conventional machine concepts
- A detailed look at flatbed laser cutting machines
- Sensor systems
- Automation
Chapter 4: Laser Cutting (467 KB) |
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Punching, Nibbling and Forming
- The many facets of punching
- Challenges of the process
- Machine technology, tooling
- Comparison of processes: Punching and laser processing
- Combined punch-laser processing
Chapter 5: Punching, Nibbling and Forming (376 KB) |
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Bending: the third Dimension
- Bending processes: air bending, coining, hemming and flattening
- Challenges of the process
- Parameter selection, programming, simulation
- Machine technology, tooling
- Safety
- Automation
Chapter 6: Bending: the third Dimension (349 KB) |
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Joining Technology
- Design considerations / Prerequisites
- Conventional mechanical joining processes
- Conventional thermal joining processes
- Laser welding and soldering
Chapter 7: Joining Technology (489 KB) |
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Organizing Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Introduction to production systems
- SYNCHRO
- Data organization with application systems from PPC to SCM
- Interview with Prof. Berthold Leibinger regarding opportunities and challenges in sheet metal fabrication
Chapter 9: Organizing Sheet Metal Fabrication (337 KB) |
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