Technical Services: from characterization to industrialisation

CRM Groups offers several services regarding forming of materials.

1. Forming of metals and/or functionalized surfaces

  • Characterization of formability
  • Sensitivity of a functionalized surface to deformation
  • Troubleshooting

surface

2.  Optimization of product/solution (numerical modelling)

  • Feasibility analysis
  • Selection of metals/grade
  • Cost reduction
  • Numerical design

numeric modeling

3. Support to industrialization

  • Prototyping
  • Selection of process/product

industrialization

Several services can be offered

SERVICES

METALWORKING

 

 

Level #1

Characterization

 

  • Mechanical characteristics assessment
  • Forming behaviour determination
  • Forming Limit Diagram
  • Sensitivity to springback
  • Strain measurement
  • Sensitivity of a surface characteristic to deformation
  • Prototyping


Level #2

Optimization

 

  • Feasibility analysis
  • Optimization
  • Steel grade selection
  • Thickness reduction
  • Forces required for the deformation

 


Level #3

Support to (pre)-industrialization

 

  • Support to the development of a new tooling
  • First trials of a new tooling on the press