Automated Stamp Forming of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastics for Complex Shell Geometries

authored by: Bernd Arno Behrens, Annika Raatz, Sven Hübner, Christian Bonk, Florian Bohne, Christopher Bruns, Moritz Micke-Camuz
Abstract: This research describes the development of a fully automated forming process of continuous FRP to assemble a down scaled battery tray for a plug-in-hybrid automobile. The paper presents the results of forming experiments and a restraint approach to avoid wrinkling, an FEM forming simulation to detect the wrinkling behavior, shear effects and temperature trajectories for the consolidation at the end of the forming step, and a multi material gripper-system used for handling and preforming. The gripper system is capable of handling continuous FRP in different states and features a pneumatic stamp to pre-drape the heated organic sheet.
Organisation(s): Institute of Metal Forming and Metal Forming Machines
Institute for Assembly Technology and Robotics
Type: Conference article
Journal: Procedia CIRP
Volume: 66
Pages: 113-118
No. of pages: 6
ISSN: 2212-8271
Publication date: 06.06.2017
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Control and Systems Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.03.294 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.15488/1830 (Access: Open)
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