Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming Techniques: Industry 4.0 Approaches

Single-source guide to innovative sheet forming techniques and  applications, featuring contributions from a range of engineering  perspectives

Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming  Techniques presents a collection of research on state-of-art techniques  developed specifically for flexible and smart sheet forming, with a  focus on using analytical strategies and computational, simulation, and  AI approaches to develop innovative sheet forming techniques. Bringing  together various engineering perspectives, the book emphasizes how these  manufacturing techniques intersect with Industry 4.0 technologies for  applications in the mechanical, automobile, industrial, aerospace, and  medical industries.

Research outcomes, illustrations, case  studies, and examples are included throughout the text, and are useful  for readers who wish to better understand and utilize these new  manufacturing technologies.

Topics covered in the book include:
Concepts,  classifications, variants, process cycles, and materials for flexible  and smart sheet forming techniquesComparisons between the aforementioned  techniques and other conventional sheet forming processes, plus  hardware and software requirements for these techniquesParameters,  responses, and optimization strategies, mechanics of flexible and smart  sheet forming, simulation approaches, and future innovations and  directionsRecent advancements in the field, including various  optimizations like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and  machine learning techniques
Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet  Forming Techniques is an ideal reference guide for academic researchers  and industrial engineers in the fields of incremental sheet forming. It  also serves as an excellent comprehensive reference source for  university students and practitioners in the mechanical, production,  industrial, computer science engineering, medical, and pharmaceutical  industries.