FormPlanet project partners Eurecat and Lulea University of Technology are the organizers of the 8th International Conference on Hot Sheet Metal Forming on High-Performance Steel (CHS2), which will be celebrated at the World Trade Centre from Barcelona, from 30th May to 2nd June 2022. The Conference, which was expected to be celebrated on June 2021,…
FormPlanet project promotes a new Call for Papers for the Special Issue: “Metal Forming and Forging” of the Materials Journal. This Special issue aims to collect outstanding papers focused on innovative processes that can help to understand and solve current and real industrial problems for a better and more robust process design, monitoring and control.…
High strength sheet materials, such as advanced high strength steels (AHSS) or high strength aluminium alloys, are fundamental for the development of new automotive lightweight concepts. Such materials are characterised by their unique mechanical properties combining high strength and excellent impact performance, which makes them especially suitable for structural and safety-related auto body parts. However,…
Applus+ Laboratories will develop a Smart Contract traceability solution for product certification services based on test data from the FormPlanet Test Bed. Applus+ Laboratories is defining a common certification methodology to remotely audit the quality of the tests performed by the FormPlanet lab network in compliance with EN ISO 17025. To do so, Applus+ Laboratories…
Today carmakers are facing big challenges regarding the impact of the automotive market on the environment. They must propose cars with reduced CO2 release while maintaining a high level of protection for passengers. One of the key levers to reach the target is the use of steel, which is the best automotive material in terms…
FormPlanet partner Serena Corsinovi from Letomec has presented the project at the “Materials in Car Body Engineering virtual conference”, which took place on September 1-2, 2020. During the Conference, Corsinovi delivered the presentation “Hydrogen absorption evaluation in PHS 2000 hot stamping process with online non-destructive method”, under the block “Detection and prevention of hydrogen embrittlement”.…
The industry faces regularly long-term goals regarding the reduction of greenhouse gas emission. A lot of effort is therefore put in finding new design solutions and material selections, which can reduce the lifecycle ecological footprint through energy efficient production and reduced weight of e.g. vehicles. At the same time, innovative design and new materials have…
The mechanical properties of the material, such as yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation and reduction in cross-sectional area of the specimen are basic mechanical characterisation values in engineering design. The evaluation of the local mechanical properties of in-service components or as input data for Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation requires an accurate data obtained…
In recent years, the growing attention to the problem of pollution linked to the growing number of cars has prompted the automotive industry to invest in the construction of low-emission cars. Reducing the weight of the car plays a major role in this respect. In fact, a reduction in weight means a reduction in fuel…
Sheet metal forming is currently a fundamental manufacturing process, used to produce components for several industrial sectors. Especially under automotive and aerospace driving force, sheet steels with improved mechanical performances are increasingly demanded to meet lightweight and cost reduction targets. However, these innovative materials involve a series of failure risks (cracks, stretching, thinning). Therefore, quality…
