A Digital Manufacture Technology for Skull Prosthesis Using Incremental Sheet Forming Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 102-104 ◽  
pp. 348-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fei Han ◽  
Jian Hua Mo ◽  
Pei Wang ◽  
Ying Zhe Deng
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Skull Defects ◽  
Skull Model ◽  
Tomography Image ◽  
Computed Tomography Image ◽  
Digital Manufacture

In order to alleviate the suffering of the patients with skull defects, this paper presents a detailed analysis of incremental sheet forming (ISF) method to shape skull prosthesis of titanium alloy meshed plate. In the study, we emphasized the following points: First, we designed and made skull model based on computed tomography image, and extracted the skull defect data using reverse engineering technology, then we reconstructed the surface of the prosthesis and designed it’s three dimentional model, finally, we adjusted tool path repeatedly and then imported the tool path into incremental sheet forming system to shape skull prosthesis. This paper provides a fast and accurate prosthesis manufacture method of titanium alloy meshed plate, which can improve the level of the skull repair technique.

scholarly journals Development of novel tools for electricity-assisted incremental sheet forming of titanium alloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (5-8) ◽  
pp. 1137-1144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Runze Liu ◽  
Bin Lu ◽  
Dongkai Xu ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Fei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming

Development of Tool Path Correction Algorithm in Incremental Sheet Forming

2014 ◽  
Vol 622-623 ◽  
pp. 382-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Fiorentino ◽  
G.C. Feriti ◽  
Elisabetta Ceretti ◽  
C . Giardini ◽  
C.M.G. Bort ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tool Path ◽  
Error Distribution ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Correction Algorithm ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Part Geometry ◽  
Toolpath Planning ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Tool Path Correction

The problem of obtaining sound parts by Incremental Sheet Forming is still a relevant issue, despite the numerous efforts spent in improving the toolpath planning of the deforming punch in order to compensate for the dimensional and geometrical part errors related to springback and punch movement. Usually, the toolpath generation strategy takes into account the variation of the toolpath itself for obtaining the desired final part with reduced geometrical errors. In the present paper, a correction algorithm is used to iteratively correct the part geometry on the basis of the measured parts and on the calculation of the error defined as the difference between the actual and the nominal part geometries. In practice, the part geometry is used to generate a first trial toolpath, and the form error distribution of the resulting part is used for modifying the nominal part geometry and, then, generating a new, improved toolpath. This procedure gets iterated until the error distribution becomes less than a specified value, corresponding to the desired part tolerance. The correction algorithm was implemented in software and used with the results of FEM simulations. In particular, with few iterations it was possible to reduce the geometrical error to less than 0.4 mm in the Incremental Sheet Forming process of an Al asymmetric part, with a resulting accuracy good enough for both prototyping and production processes.

scholarly journals Off-line compensation of the tool path deviations on robotic machining: Application to incremental sheet forming

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Belchior ◽  
M. Guillo ◽  
E. Courteille ◽  
P. Maurine ◽  
L. Leotoing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tool Path ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Robotic Machining

scholarly journals Cranial Reconstruction Using Double Side Incremental Forming

2015 ◽  
Vol 639 ◽  
pp. 535-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Lu ◽  
Dong Kai Xu ◽  
Run Zhe Liu ◽  
Heng An Ou ◽  
Hui Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tool Path ◽  
Incremental Forming ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Geometric Accuracy ◽  
Backing Plate ◽  
Cranial Implant

Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is a highly versatile and flexible process for rapid manufacturing of complex sheet metal parts. Comparing to conventional sheet forming processes, ISF is of a clear advantage in manufacturing small batch or customized products such as cranial implant. Although effort on cranial reconstruction by using incremental sheet forming approach has been made in recent years, research has been mostly based on the single point incremental forming (SPIF) strategy and there are still considerable technical challenges for achieving better geometric accuracy, thickness distribution and complex cranial shape. In addition, the use of a backing plate or supporting die reduces the process flexibility and increases the cost. To overcome these limitations, double side incremental sheet forming (DSIF) process is employed for forming Grade 1 pure titanium sheet by using different toolpath strategies. The geometric accuracy and thickness distribution of the final part are evaluated so the optimized tool path strategies are developed. This leads to an assessment of the DSIF based approach for the application in cranial reconstruction.

scholarly journals On the Influence of the Tool Path and Intrusion Depth on the Geometrical Accuracy in Incremental Sheet Forming

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 661
Author(s):  
Roman Ulrich Christopher Schmitz ◽  
Thomas Bremen ◽  
David Benjamin Bailly ◽  
Gerhard Kurt Peter Hirt
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Sheet Material ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Geometrical Accuracy ◽  
Metal Forming Process ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Intrusion Depth

Incremental sheet forming (ISF) is a flexible sheet metal forming process to realize products within short time from design to the first produced part. Although fundamental research on ISF has been carried out around the world, ISF still misses commonly required tolerances for industrial application. In this study, the influences of tool path as well as intrusion depth of the forming tool into the sheet material on the geometrical accuracy were investigated. In the conducted experiments, both flat and stretch-formed sheet metal blanks with different tool paths and intrusion depths were examined. Experimental and numerical investigations showed that changes in the range of a tenth millimeter of the intrusion depth with a consistent tool path lead to different resulting part geometries. A better understanding of the sensitive influence of the tool path and the intrusion depth on the resulting geometry might lead to more accurate parts in the future.

Tool Directionality in Contour-Based Incremental Sheet Forming: an Experimental Study on Product Properties and Formability

2011 ◽  
Vol 473 ◽  
pp. 897-904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Eyckens ◽  
Hans Vanhove ◽  
Albert Van Bael ◽  
Joost R. Duflou ◽  
Paul van Houtte
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Thickness Distribution ◽  
Low Carbon Steel ◽  
Sheet Forming ◽  
Incremental Sheet Forming ◽  
Movement Direction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Wall Angle ◽  
Product Thickness

The Incremental Sheet Forming (ISF) process offers a large variety in tool path strategies to obtain a particular final product shape. As fundamental understanding of the relevant deformation modes in ISF is growing, the selection of the tool path strategy may be shifted from trial-and-error towards more fundamentally based knowledge of the process characteristics. Truncated cones and pyramids have been fabricated by both unidirectional (UD) and bidirectional (BD) contour-based tool path strategies, considering different wall angles and materials (Mn-Fe alloyed aluminum sheet and low carbon steel sheet). It is shown that the induced through-thickness shear along the tool movement direction is clearly non-zero for UD, in which case the sense of tool movement is the same for all contours, while it is close to 0 for BD, due to the alternating tool sense during consecutive contours. Furthermore, the heterogeneity in product thickness, as observed for the UD strategy in [1,2], is avoided by using the BD strategy. It is verified that this difference in deformation may affect the mechanical properties in the walls of pyramids by means of tensile testing, but the results are material-dependent. For the aluminum alloy, the re-yield stress along the tool movement direction is smaller for BD in comparison to UD, and the fracture strain in large wall angle products is higher. For the steel, no statistically significant differences in mechanical properties between UD- and BD-processed parts are observed. Finally, for both materials a (slightly) higher limiting wall angle has been repeatedly measured using the BD tool strategy. In light of these results, the bidirectional tool path strategy is to be preferred over the unidirectional one, as thickness distribution and formability are more favorable, while both strategies require similar resources and processing time.

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