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Roll Forming Conference at Deakin University
On 24-25 September 2018, Deakin University will be hosting the Roll Forming Industry Collaborative Conference 2018 which
includes the launch of Deakin University’s Flexible Roll Forming Facility
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Roll forming is an important metal forming technology. demands for shorter lead times, more complex shapes, new high strength materials and more demanding markets, require an improved understanding of the forming process and the increased application of virtual engineering at the design stage.
As part of this conference you can take part in the launch of the 3D Roll forming Centre – IFM`s world-first Flexible Forming Facility developed, patented and manufactured by data M sheet metal solution, Germany.
Flexible Roll Forming promises the manufacture of complex components from high strength strip.
IFM`s flexible forming facility will enable proof of concept studies on the flexible roll forming process, rapid prototyping and the low volume manufacture of complex profiles from hard to form materials.
This is a first of its kind, this $1.5M forming facility enables the roll forming of components that combine variations in width and depth over the length of the part for applications in the automotive, aerospace, truck and rail industry.
The roll forming group at Deakin University has been conducting roll forming related research for more than 9 years and has produced
some outstanding results across numerous problems for domestic and international industry partners.
The university has a number of facilities that allow it to perform roll forming experiments and prototyping studies as well as finite element analysis and advanced material characterisation.
Roll forming is a sequential forming process
in which a strip is incrementally bent to the required profile by sets of rolls placed one after the other.
Long parts with complex cross-sections can be produced by roll forming from sheet metal that combines high strength with limited formability such as Advanced High Strength (AHSS) and Ultra High Strength Steels (UHSS).
In the automotive industry, higher strength steels are increasingly used for the manufacture of lightweight structural and crash components and roll forming is more and more becoming the manufacturing process of choice for the forming of hard-to-form material solutions.
This conference provides an opportunity
for speakers from universities and industry
to share their knowledge and expertise and discuss ways to tackle some of the current and
future challenges faced by the Australian and the international roll forming industry.
The main conference topics are:
• Trends in roll forming in Australia, Europe and Asia
• Flexible Roll Forming
• Modelling and Simulation
• Novel Techniques and Products
• Process Monitoring and Control
• Understanding Shape defects
• Practical Solutions
• Government support for research and
manufacturing
• Roll forming in the transport industry • Innovation in buildings
Keynote and Guest Speakers
• Albert Sedlmaier – DataM sheet metal solutions
• Henry Wolfkamp – Australian Rollforming Manufacturers Pty Limited
• Matthias Weiss – Deakin University
• Mike Lowe – Bradbury Group Australia • Richard Taube – Ford Australia
For questions and enquiries please email: RollFormingConference@deakin.edu.au
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