A key factor in the competitiveness of manufacturing industries is the ability to detect and act on changes in the market with respect to lightweight and environmentally friendly products.
Thus, high demands are placed on the manufacturing processes concerning the machining and forming processes of high-strength metal materials. The same circumstances also apply to the composite industry, where the use of advanced composite materials is increasing due to the high interest in lightweight design.
The idea of the research is to model the underlying mechanics in the involved processes to, by simulation, identify the most important process parameters and their corresponding values, thereby avoiding costly and energy-consuming tests for reaching optimal production results.
The research in process modelling and simulation is often canalised through the division's participation in Chalmers Centre for Metal Cutting (MCR).