FormPlanet project has published two CEN workshops agreements (CWAs) with the objective to standardise two novel testing methodologies that allow to characterise sheet metal properties and predict part performance. The two agreements are the result of eight months of work by the members of the CEN Workshop: “Innovative testing in support of the sheet metal…
FormPlanet project, coordinated by Eurecat, has been nominated to the Standards+ Innovation Awards 2021 by UNE, the Spanish Association for Standardization, as a key project contributing to European standardization. The Standards+ Innovation Awards, organised by CEN-CENELEC, acknowledge the most relevant contribution of research and innovation to standardization. This edition includes the annual Project Award category,…
FormPlanet project has been represented during the 40th International Deep-Drawing Research Group Conference (IDDRG 2021) which has been celebrated in virtual format from June 21st – July 2nd. During the session “Prediction and control of product and assembly properties”, David Frómeta from Eurecat presented the work titled “A new cracking resistance index based on fracture…
Deep drawing is a complex forming process, in which the sheet metal is drawn into a forming die by a punch, so that a different kind of stresses are applied on the material blank. If the depth of the part is greater than its diameter, the operation is considered to be deep. This can be…
FormPlanet project coordinator Eurecat has participated at the Advanced Factories Congress 2021, which took place in June 8-10 in Barcelona, Spain. The project has been included in Eurecat’s catalogue which has been distributed to attendees approaching their boost during the Congress. Download here the catalogue FormPlanet project is one of the European Union’s Open Innovation…
Dr. Ramin Moshfegh, CTO at Lamera AB has presented the results of their use case developed within FormPlanet project during the annual international conference Materials in Car Body Engineering which took place from 9th-10th of June 2021. During the event “Lightweight solutions”, Dr. Moshfegh delivered the presentation titled “Sustainable material for a lightweight product” and…
AA5754 H111 is the most common Non Heat Treatable (NHT) aluminium alloy and temper used in automotive to produce medium strength pieces, due to its high formability and good corrosion resistance. This material has been produced keeping the hardening element, magnesium, at the same level as the standard alloy and decreasing the amount of iron…
Conventional tool try-out in the sheet forming industry often means many loops of die spotting, a high effort to compensate the tool surface and to rework specific areas of the tool. The try-out procedure can take up to a couple of weeks for complex tooling applications which has a high impact on cost and lead…
Standardisation in FormPlanet project UNE, the Spanish standardisation organisation, is leading the activities related with standards in FormPlanet. UNE’s main objective is to increase the visibility and impact of the project, as well as to contribute to the acceptance and utilisation by the market of the developed solutions. It is also expected that the standardisation…
Brittle fracture in hot-stamped AHSS due to hydrogen embrittlement. Nowadays the increasing complexity of automotive components together with the need to reduce fuel consumption led to the use of materials which have a good combination of strength and ductility parameters. This has led to the development of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), which have high…
