Extending Laser Bending for the Generation of Convex Shapes
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
- Vol. 209 (6) , 433-442
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1995_209_107_02
Abstract
A summary about the present process understanding of the laser bending technology is given. Three different bending mechanisms are distinguished. Experimental results showing that at certain parameters an instability behaviour can occur are discussed. A bending mechanism is suggested which explains the stability behaviour. It is shown that laser bending can be extended in order to generate convex shapes, which means a bending away from the laser beam. The possibility of bending towards the laser beam or of bending away from the laser beam opens new ranges of applications, two of which are introduced in this paper.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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