Determination of Position for Reinforcement Blank at Simultaneous Forming Analysis of Automotive Front Side Member

자동차용 프론트 사이드 멤버의 일체복합성형해석 및 보강판재의 위치결정

Automotive manufacturers lay their eyes on the new manufacturing technologies because of the strengthened competition. Among them, a simultaneous forming is one of the innovative forming technologies to be able to reduce production time and cost. Several parts can be simultaneous manufactured by process, while the conventional stamping demands the same number of die sets with the number of parts. In this study, the automotive front side member was manufactured by the simultaneous forming. The position and the size of initial blank were determined by forming analysis and try-outs, and the blank movement during the forming was controlled by introducing the pilot pin.