Presentation of scientific achievements and exchange of experience between scientists, researchers, industry representatives working in the fields of metal forming processes in automotive industry. The conference will focus on the advanced problems from material structure through metal forming method to the manufacturing systems. The members of scientific committee are highly experienced professionals from research institutions, industry and universities.
Conference Topics
Materials Structure and Properties
- Constitutive models
- Friction
- Formability
- Defects and damage
- Evolution of microstructure during forming
Modelling and Optimization of Forming Processes
- Analytical techniques
- Application of numerical methods
- Finite Element and Boundary Element Methods
- Physical modelling
Sheet and Bulk Processes
- Forging
- Sheet forming
- Extrusion
- Hydroforming
- Other metal forming processes for automotive components
Manufacturing Systems
- Control of forming processes
- Systems of assurance of quality
- Rapid Prototyping – Rapid Tooling
- Tools and tools manufacturing
- Application of CAD/CAM
- Joining technology