Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review
Laser forming is an emerging manufacturing process capable of producing either uncomplicated and complicated shapes by employing a concentrated heating source. The heat source movement creates local softening, and a plastic strain will be induced during the rise of temperature and the subsequent coo...
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| description | Laser forming is an emerging manufacturing process capable of producing either uncomplicated and complicated shapes by employing a concentrated heating source. The heat source movement creates local softening, and a plastic strain will be induced during the rise of temperature and the subsequent cooling. This contactless forming process may be used for the simple bending of sheets and tubes or fabrication of doubly-curved parts. Different studies have been carried out over recent years to understand the mechanism of forming and predicting the bending angle. The analysis of process parameters and search for optimized manufacturing conditions are among the most discussed topics. This review describes the main recent findings in the laser forming of single and multilayer sheets, composite and fiber-metal laminate plates, force assisted laser bending, tube bending by laser beam, the optimization technique implemented for process parameters selection and control, doubly-curved parts, and the analytical solutions in laser bending. The main focus is set to the researches published since 2015. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4f4fffd562f4d2e9cdd3ab71bc7c8fb2023-11-20T19:45:20ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012020-11-011011147210.3390/met10111472Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A ReviewMehdi Safari0Ricardo Alves de Sousa1Jalal Joudaki2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak 38181-41167, IranDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Mechanical Technology an Automation, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-183 Aveiro, PortugalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Arak University of Technology, Arak 38181-41167, IranLaser forming is an emerging manufacturing process capable of producing either uncomplicated and complicated shapes by employing a concentrated heating source. The heat source movement creates local softening, and a plastic strain will be induced during the rise of temperature and the subsequent cooling. This contactless forming process may be used for the simple bending of sheets and tubes or fabrication of doubly-curved parts. Different studies have been carried out over recent years to understand the mechanism of forming and predicting the bending angle. The analysis of process parameters and search for optimized manufacturing conditions are among the most discussed topics. This review describes the main recent findings in the laser forming of single and multilayer sheets, composite and fiber-metal laminate plates, force assisted laser bending, tube bending by laser beam, the optimization technique implemented for process parameters selection and control, doubly-curved parts, and the analytical solutions in laser bending. The main focus is set to the researches published since 2015.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/10/11/1472laser forming processlaser bendingdoubly-curved surfacesoptimizationtube bending |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Safari Ricardo Alves de Sousa Jalal Joudaki Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review Metals laser forming process laser bending doubly-curved surfaces optimization tube bending |
| title | Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review |
| title_full | Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review |
| title_short | Recent Advances in the Laser Forming Process: A Review |
| title_sort | recent advances in the laser forming process a review |
| topic | laser forming process laser bending doubly-curved surfaces optimization tube bending |
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