PROFORM

PROFORM

The research project brings car manufacturers, component, tooling and equipment suppliers together with universities and research institutes (24 partners in total, 3 year project) for the development of a new engineering and manufacture concept, based in a built to order system for reducing lead time and costs in producing high technology transport components for vehicle bodies.

The breakthrough concept is based on the integration of three emerging forming technologies (roll forming RF, laser forming LF and electromagnetic forming EMF) in the frame of a simultaneous engineering and production strategy and exploiting the new capabilities in the area of new and multifunctional materials. As a consequence, the players at the production level will be able to build up cost effective and flexible processes able to meet customer demands and to shorten the product cycle.

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