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The facilities of TU Dortmund University are located on two campuses, the larger North Campus and the smaller South Campus. In addition, some university facilities are located in the adjacent Dortmund Technology Park as well as in the city center and the wider urban area.

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Technology development

Current projects

Extension of the forming limits in internal high-pressure hot forming through isothermal process conditions

Isothermal process control allows extended forming limits to be achieved in internal high-pressure hot forming of tubes.

Functionalization of additively manufactured press hardening dies

Additive manufacturing of tools for selective press hardening

Residual stress-controlled incremental forming of high-strength sheet metal components

Targeted residual stresses for more durable automotive components

Numerical Flat Silencer Shape Optimization

Optimized baffles for flat silenzers: Efficient prediction of contact behavior using mathematical methods.

Modeling and Analysis of Process-Induced Properties of Structures Additively Manufactured by Laser Metal Deposition

Modeling and experimental evaluation of the laser metal deposition

Completed projects

Development of a continuous process for the intrinsic production of plastic-metal composite structures

Technology for the continuous production of hybrid profiles made of aluminum and polymer in a single process step.

Kinematic profile bending with locally heated cross-section for tailoring of mechanical properties

This project deals with the reduction of warping and the mechanical tayloring of open profiles in a profile bending process.

Flexible tool design with shear thickening fluids in impulse forming processes

Flexible vaporizing foil actuator forming process by replacing rigid steel dies with additively manufactured shells supported by shear-thickening…

Prototype Development of a Device for Performing Equibiaxial Compression Tests for Material Characterization for Forming

a) Sketch of the biaxial compression test device, b) Stress state and strain state during biaxial compression

Green Manufacturing – Analysis and Prediction of Emissions in an Industrial Hot Forming Process Chain

a) Concept of heat recovery, b) Proportion of part-specific CO2 emissions for an exemplary hot plate forged gear rack

Increasing the Forming Limits by Heat-Assisted Bending below the Recrystallization Temperature

a) Design of the bending tool and part with cracks, b) Inductive heating before bending as well as component after bending

Process Development and Technology Transfer of a Combined Forming Process for the Production of Graded Profiles for Lightweight Applications (ProLeit)

a) Combined rolling and drawing process, b) Formed workpiece (first tryout)

Model Integration for Process Simulation

a) Damage locus, b) Validation in terms of air bending

Analysis of a New Process for Continuous Hot Extrusion Utilizing the Theory of Similarity

Cycle of continuous hot extrusion, a-c) Direct extrusion, d-e) Indirect extrusion phase

Production of Sheets by Hot Extrusion of Aluminum Chips

Process chain for the production of chip-based sheets

Forming of Additively Manufactured Sandwich Sheets with Optimized Core Structures

a) Large semi-finished sheet, b) Material-fit and form-fit joint, c) Shear strength of the connections and shear test

Hot Plate Forging of Load-Adapted Gear Racks

a) Schematic depiction of the plate forging process, b) Effective plastic strain distribution in the gear rack after forming

Application and Analysis of Adiabatic Blanking

a) Comparison of strain localization, b) Effect of the strain rate sensitivity on forming energy

Longitudinal Mechanical Joining of Extruded Aluminum Profiles with Increased Tightness Requirements

Longitudinal joining: equivalent plastic strain, contour comparison, and microstructure image

Optimized Working Coil Windings for Electromagnetic Forming Employing Additive Manufacturing Techniques

a) Assembly-based hybrid coil, b) Single ring, c) Side supports, d) Comparison experiment/prognosis (sheet work piece)

Process for Manufacturing Composite Components by a Combination of Deep Drawing and Cold Forging

a-d) Process with counter holder, e) Asymmetrically and f) Symmetrically encapsulated component

Reducing the Stair Step Effect for Dies Manufactured by Layer-Laminated Manufacturing by Additive and Formative Post-Processing

Manufacturing the deep drawing tool by hybrid manufacturing with deep drawing depth of 21 mm and deep drawing ratio of 1.9

Functionalization of Additively Manufactured Hot Stamping Tools Using Ball Burnishing

a) Surface properties, b-d) Additive manufacturing of cooling channels: procedure and preliminary tests

Media-Based Profile Shaping and Kinematic Bending in a Continuous Process Using a Graded Temperature Field

a) Hot-Tube-Bulge-Test setup, b) Determined forming limits at 1000 °C including the strain paths

Improvement of Product Properties by Selective Induction of Residual Stresses in Incremental Sheet Metal Forming

Comparative structural strength test with in-situ corrosion

Kinematic Profile Bending with Locally Heated Cross Section

Incremental Sheet-Bulk Metal Forming by Application of Thermally-Controlled Grading Mechanisms

a) Cold/warm iSBMF, b) Required temperature field, c) Heated part, d) Resulting temperature field

Composite Cold Forging of Cold-Forged Semi-Finished Parts

a) Process route for composite cold forging, b) Hollow demonstration part

Forming by Locally Varying Vaporizing Actuators

Researched computation possibilities and selected experiment

Shape Prediction and Improvement for Canning of Non-Round Tubes

Consistent prediction of the shape along the process chain of forming and canning

Fundamental Research and Process Development for the Manufacturing of Load-Optimized Parts by Incremental Forming of Metal Sheets – Incremental Sheet-Bulk Metal Forming (iSBMF)

a) Schematic setup, b) Resulting current density, c) Measured impact on the forming force