Advances in Manufacturing ›› 2015, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (1): 3-18.doi: 10.1007/s40436-015-0101-x

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Innovative manufacturing technology enabling light weighting with steel in commercial vehicles

Hardy Mohrbacher1, Marius Spöttl2, Jesse Paegle3   

  1. 1. NiobelCon bvba, Schilde, Belgium;
    2. WISCO Lasertechnik GmbH, Ravensburg, Germany;
    3. Gestamp, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 收稿日期:2015-01-02 修回日期:2015-01-22 出版日期:2015-03-25 发布日期:2015-03-14
  • 通讯作者: H. Mohrbacher, e-mail: hm@niobelcon.net E-mail:hm@niobelcon.net

Innovative manufacturing technology enabling light weighting with steel in commercial vehicles

Hardy Mohrbacher1, Marius Spöttl2, Jesse Paegle3   

  1. 1. NiobelCon bvba, Schilde, Belgium;
    2. WISCO Lasertechnik GmbH, Ravensburg, Germany;
    3. Gestamp, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Received:2015-01-02 Revised:2015-01-22 Online:2015-03-25 Published:2015-03-14
  • Contact: H. Mohrbacher, e-mail: hm@niobelcon.net E-mail:hm@niobelcon.net

摘要: Improved manufacturing technology is often needed when working with high strength steel. In this respect manufacturing technology has to adapt to the altered (and typically reduced) formability and weldability of modern high strength steel. However, this is a rather passive approach from a manufacturing point of view. An indeed much more powerful approach is to generate synergies between innovative manufacturing technology, design and material enabling additional weight savings and efficiency gains. Laser-based material processing, in particular laser welding, offers a wide range of opportunities in this sense. Furthermore, hot stamping and roll forming open up new possibilities for advanced manufacturing of commercial vehicle components. Applications and examples of these technologies will be given in terms of producing innovative semi-products as well as final components.

关键词: Commercial vehicles, Light weighting, High strength steel, Roll forming, Press forming, Hot stamping, Tailor-welded blanks, Tailor-welded coils

Abstract: Improved manufacturing technology is often needed when working with high strength steel. In this respect manufacturing technology has to adapt to the altered (and typically reduced) formability and weldability of modern high strength steel. However, this is a rather passive approach from a manufacturing point of view. An indeed much more powerful approach is to generate synergies between innovative manufacturing technology, design and material enabling additional weight savings and efficiency gains. Laser-based material processing, in particular laser welding, offers a wide range of opportunities in this sense. Furthermore, hot stamping and roll forming open up new possibilities for advanced manufacturing of commercial vehicle components. Applications and examples of these technologies will be given in terms of producing innovative semi-products as well as final components.

Key words: Commercial vehicles, Light weighting, High strength steel, Roll forming, Press forming, Hot stamping, Tailor-welded blanks, Tailor-welded coils