Title: Novel processes and related technologies for micro metal forming

Authors: Ming Yang; Tetsuhide Shimizu

Addresses: Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan ' Graduate School of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan

Abstract: Processes with high energy assistance, such as ultrasonic vibration or local heating, and automatic assembly system in a progressive die were developed for micro metal forming in order to improve process accuracy of micro product due to some size effects in this study. Furthermore, application of textured diamond like carbon (DLC) coating on die surface was attempted to improve the tribological performance for dry micro forming operations.

Keywords: high-energy assistance; microforming; localised heating; ultrasonic vibration; textured DLC; diamond liked carbon; automatic assembly; DLC coatings; tribological performance; tribology; metal forming; progressive die.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2017.080573

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, 2017 Vol.54 No.1/2/3, pp.32 - 44

Received: 16 Jul 2015
Accepted: 20 Nov 2015

Published online: 30 Nov 2016 *

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