Abstract

The Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) is a manufacturing process in which a sheet is deformed by using a relative small tool without the need of dies. The current work aims the application of the adaptive remeshing technique developed for shell and extended to 3D "brick" elements in general, and specifically to RESS (Reduced Enhanced Solid-Shell) formulation [1]. The study will be focused on NUMISHEET 2014 benchmark: a cone shape made by SPIF process. The purpose is to use the developed tools to predict the deformed shape and tool-load histories.