Abstract
Sheet metal components are used extensively in various applications such as vehicles, aircraft, electronics products, medical implants and packaging for consuming goods, typical parts/components including car panels, aircraft skins, cans for food and drinks, frames for TV/computer screens/monitors/displays, etc. Basic process configurations for the forming of macro-products include shearing, blanking, bending, stamping, deep drawing (including mechanical and hydromechanical), hydroforming, stretching forming, super-plastic forming, age forming, spinning, explosive forming, and incremental forming. Some of these processes may be equally applied to the forming of miniature and even micro-products, if the issues related to “size effect” can be handled successfully. The manufacture of micro-sheet metal products, such as those used in electronics products and MEMS (micro-electric-mechanical systems), often needs bending to produce 3D profiles/sections. Typical applications include micro-electric contacts/fingers/switches, 3D profiles for mechanical and thermal-mechanical sensors and 3Dsheet metal frames/housing for optical devices and micro-sensors.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Micro-Manufacturing Engineering and Technology |
Subtitle of host publication | A Volume in Micro and Nano Technologies |
Place of Publication | Oxford |
Pages | 130-145 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Edition | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- sheet metal components
- micro-sheet metal
- micro-electric-mechanical systems