Planning of Sheet Metal Drawing Processes Based on Information Strategies

Abstract

Sheet metal forming processes represent an important group of manufacturing processes for dissimilar applications. The development of numerical simulation methods has created new possibilities in important industrial aspects with regard to optimization and integration CAPP system in sheet metal drawing processes. The result of the processes depends on a large number of parameters and their interdependence hence, knowledge and experience of the designer are critical. The present work deals with the elements to be considered in the integral design, planning and optimization sheet metal drawing processes under a set of criteria and as such the possibilities that this task offers in the decision making, preparation along with the analysis and synthesis of engineering systems. In addition a methodology for integration design and process planning of sheet metal forming process analysis is summarized.