Forming Process
- Bulk forming: extrusion, forging, rolling, wire and tube drawing
- Sheet forming: sheet drawing, hydroforming, roll forming, incremental forming
- Microforming Joining by forming
- Shearing Forming in high-temperature: semisolid forming, laser forming
- Electro magnetic forming Thermo-mechanical processing
- Rapid prototyping (Additive manufacturing)
- New processes
Mechanics & Modeling
- Analytical & numerical methods
- Experimental methods
- Statistical methods
- Multiscale modeling
- Constitutive modeling
- Micro mechanics
- Polycrystal plasticity
- Material testing
- Formability, damage and failure
- Material characterization
Process Area
- Optimization of process and product quality
- Tools and dies
- Tribology, wear, coating
- Economy and ecology in forming
- Process control
- Equipment
Emerging Area
- Green / sustainable metal forming technologies
- Digitalization, virtualization, AI in metal forming
- Multi-material processing
- Agile / flexible metal forming processes
- Forming of non-metallic materials
- Microstructure design by forming
- Surfaces & Interfaces
- Additive Manufacturing