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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Incremental Collar Forming Process for the Manufacturing of Branched Tubes and Pipes
Authors : André Leonhardt, Peggy de Witt, Matthias Rehm, Holger Schlegel, Verena Kräusel
Published in: Forming the Future
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Beside the manufacturing of finished parts by Incremental Sheet Metal Forming (ISF), final operations within the process chain can also be realized with this technology. The technological capabilities of performing incremental (hole-)flanging operations for sheet metal parts has been investigated in research context. The current topic focusses on the transfer of the incremental forming technology to manufacture tubular parts. An incremental collar forming process was developed where all motions are executed by the forming tool. Due to the fixed position of the workpiece, tubes, as well as pipes can be branched. Stainless steel tubes made of 1.4404 (316L) with an outer diameter of 54 mm and a wall thickness of 1.5 mm were used for experimental evidence of functional capability of the incremental collaring process. The influence of different pre-hole geometries and forming tool shapes on the properties of the collar (e. g. geometrical accuracy, wall thickness) was investigated.