About

In this Forming Technology Forum the focus will be on the impact of global sustainability goals on forming technology. 

ABOUT

Forming Technology Forum is a 2-day conference with a limited number of carefully selected presentations and sufficient time for in-depth discussion. Each year another theme is selected and after a 2-years interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the series is continued in 2022.

The 13th Forming Technology Forum highlights the impact of global sustainability goals on forming technologies. One clear trend is seen in transportation where electrically driven vehicles quickly take over the position of vehicles driven by fossil fuels. This poses new challenges on mass production of e.g. battery cells and battery packs or bipolar plates and hydrogen storage tanks, depending on the selected energy carrier. Also, electromotors must be produced in high quantities, and their efficiency depends on e.g. plastic deformations during cutting of electrical steels for stator and rotor packs. Forming by plastic deformation is still unrivalled as efficient and fast means for mass production. To reach sufficient accuracy, simulation models must be adapted to the new applications.

Another trend, related to sustainability, is the quest for a circular economy, where materials are endlessly recycled. This will influence the composition of available materials. Scarce materials and alloying elements must be avoided, potentially leading to less favorable properties. Re-using large amounts of scrap in materials production may increase the variability of material properties, requiring on the spot measurements and adaptation of process settings to keep production within specifications.

Finally, the manufacturing process itself has an environmental footprint too. Energy consumption is especially high in hot stamping and subsequent heat treatments. Reduction of energy consumption and supporting materials, like lubricants, explicitly fall within the scope of the conference.

The conference brings together researchers and practitioners in production technology, materials, modelling and process control to share and benefit from each other’s experience by high quality presentations and lively discussions.

Prof. Dr. Ton van den Boogaard (chairman FTF2022)

Prof. em. Dr. Pavel Hora

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Volk

TOPICS

The theme of this Forming Technology Forum is: The impact of global sustainability goals on forming technology.

In this regard, we envision that presentations will touch upon one or more of the following topics:

1. Battery Technology
   1. Forming of battery cans and packs
   2. Integration in structural parts
   3. Crash safety
2. Bipolar Plates
   1. Forming
   2. Cutting
3. Hydrogen Storage Tanks
4. Electric Motors
   1. Cutting of electrical steel
   2. Electromagnetic properties in relation to forming/cutting
5. Materials Scarcity and Recycling
   1. New material grades
   2. Influcence of increased scatter in mechanical properties
6. Forming of Structures for Energy Harvesting
7. Energy Reduction in Manufacturing
   1. Optimized process routes e.g. in hot forming
   2. New process technologies