Specific programme: MANUNET III - Era-Net on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
UPV/EHU Partner Status: Subcontracted to SME
UPV/EHU PI: Aitzol Lamikiz
Project start: 01/01/2015
Project end:   31/12/2017

Brief description:  The project is focused on developing and verifying a new advanced technology for improvement of sheet-metal forming tools surfaces in order to obtain better performances, lower costs and lower environmental impacts of sheet-metal parts production processes. The attention is paid to issue of stamping and metal spinning tools and its application in metal forming processes of different challenging materials, such as Al-alloy, Mg-alloy, Ni-alloy, duplex and super-duplex stainless steels. It aims to demonstrate the technical, economical and environmental feasibility of advanced forming tool surfaces treatment by laser micro-structuring (texturing) and hydrostatic ball-burnishing applied to improve the stability of forming processes.