A Comprehensive Review on the Incremental Sheet Forming of Polycarbonate
Antonio Formisano, Massimo Durante · 2024
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Description
Antonio Formisano and Massimo Durante review how a common engineering plastic can be shaped one press at a time, in a 2024 paper. Incremental sheet forming pushes a tool along a path to coax a flat sheet into a three-dimensional part, with no costly mold. The method grew up on metals, prized for flexibility and for stretching material further than standard pressing.
Extending it to polycarbonate, a tough, clear plastic used in glazing and medical gear, is the review’s focus. It covers the first feasibility studies, the process settings and tool paths that decide surface quality and accuracy, and the applications tried so far. The balance of benefits and limits is weighed for shops weighing a mold-free route to small batches.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Antonio Formisano, Massimo Durante |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |