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FormPlanet project coordinator participates in an EuroNanoForum satellite event devoted to lessons learnt and services offered by European OITBs

FormPlanet project coordinator Eduard Piqueras, from Eurecat, presented the project during the workshop “OITB as a Service to the Industry”, organised as an EuroNanoForum satellite event on May 4th. The workshop was focused on discussing about current policy initiatives and Open Innovation Test Beds being constituted with the objective to get new ideas to support…

The importance of accessing specific characterisation tests to take important industrial decisions

blog postBy FormPlanet April 26, 2021

Within the sector of precision cold-rolled steel, reaching the highest quality is always the most important added-value requested by industrial customers, especially in the highly demanding automotive sector. This affects not only the finished product, but to all the processes interacting along the value chain, from the design of a product to its manufacturing, including…

Optimisation of the clinching forming process through mechanical characterisation tests and finite element modelling

blog postBy FormPlanet April 22, 2021

Sustainability is a growing priority to business approach by requiring constant adaptation for risks and opportunities to creating long-term values, such as healthy ecosystems, productive economies integrating sustainability principles into their organisations. All manufacturing companies endeavour to achieve excellence, innovation and sustainability in order to attain the highest standard in manufacturing by producing top quality…

FormPlanet partners organize five Open Call informative webinars

WebinarBy FormPlanet April 1, 2021

The FormPlanet team has organised a series of informative webinars in several European languages, with the aim to answer all the questions and solve doubts related to the project’s Open Call launched last 15th of January. The different webinars were focused to explain more about project’s services and outline how to apply to the Open…

Laying foundation for a new standard on NON-DESTRUCTIVE diffusible hydrogen measurements

blog postBy FormPlanet March 22, 2021

Sheet metal components are widely used in several industrial sectors. Automotive OEMs, among others, take advantage of high-strength sheet metals to reach an improved performance and a balance among resistance, low-weight parts and cost reduction. The application of new high grade materials involves on the counterside some risks as cracks, stretching and thinning that can…

[CALL FOR PAPERS] SPECIAL ISSUE ON “TRIBOLOGY FOR LIGHTWEIGHTING”

Calls for PapersBy FormPlanet February 24, 2021

FormPlanet project promotes a new Call for Papers for the Special Issue: “Tribology for lightweighting” of the Lubricants Journal. This Special Issue has the objective to collect the latest research on advanced lubricants for automotive parts subjected to harsh tribological requirements and for manufacturing processes of automotive components using advanced materials for lightweighting. The deadline…

Effective scrap reduction: draw-in measurement in combination with advanced MLbased data analysis

blog postBy FormPlanet February 23, 2021

One major aim in the field of production technology is the scrap reduction. This requires comprehensive monitoring of both the processes and the resulting product quality. For this purpose, process data, which is sensitive for the result of the manufacturing process, must be evaluated and monitored. In order to do so, in the framework of…

Edge-cracking in automotive AHSS and aluminium components: can it be predicted at a design stage?

blog postBy FormPlanet February 17, 2021

In the recent years, it has increased the importance of lightweighting in the automotive industry due to the CO2 emission regulations. Generally, the vehicle trend is to increase the weight because more equipment is onboard than the previous model to increase the safety and the comfort during the usage (navigation systems, connectivity, ADAS, etc.). In…

How to accurately characterise and predict new metal components’ performance before production?

blog postBy FormPlanet February 1, 2021

In a time when the mobility industry is constantly in flux and evolving it is important that companies stay on the cutting-edge to be able to foresee future needs and create solutions to meet them. In collaboration with the FormPlanet team, Estamp is working to take on these challenges by improving the performance of sheet…

Applications open for FormPlanet, a European Test Bed on metal characterisation and modelling services

Press releasesBy FormPlanet January 18, 2021

SMEs and companies in the sheet metal forming sector can now apply to free services to better characterise sheet metal properties, predict part performance and prevent production loses FormPlanet European Open Innovation Test Bed (OITB) project has launched a call for SMEs and companies in the sheet metal forming sector to access to services to…

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