Dieless forming
Anna Kochan
(Anna Kochan is European Associate Editor for Assembly Automation.)
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Abstract
Describes dieless forming, an innovative sheet metal forming technology developed in Japan which enables a metal part to be formed directly from a CAD file in just a few minutes and with the utmost precision. The patented “dieless forming” technology involves a cold forming process that takes place on a three‐axis vertical CNC machine. On the vertical axis of the CNC machine is mounted a pencil‐like tool with a rounded end which progressively forms the sheet metal.
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Citation
Kochan, A. (2001), "Dieless forming", Assembly Automation, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 321-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150110407304
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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