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IJAT Vol.4 No.5 pp. 447-453
doi: 10.20965/ijat.2010.p0447
(2010)

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Basic Study on Laser Forming CAM System for Sheet Material Forming Without Dies or Molds

Toshihiko Nakamura*, Shotaro Ishihara*, Hideki Aoyama*,
Naohisa Matsushita**, and Akihiko Ushimaru**

*Department of System Design Engineering, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 223-8522, Japan

**FUJITSU LIMITED, 4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 211-8588, Japan

Received:
April 15, 2010
Accepted:
August 19, 2010
Published:
September 5, 2010
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Keywords:
laser forming, CAD, laser, die, mold
Abstract
Dies and molds are generally used for press forming and injection molding. However, they are expensive and their production is time consuming, so they are not suitable for prototyping or low-volume production. Laser forming is an effective tool for prototyping and low-volume production because it enables one to form sheet material without dies or molds. Laser forming is the deformation process caused by the thermal stress generated in the sheet by laser irradiation. In this paper, a Laser Forming System is proposed for determining laser irradiation conditions for forming a required shape.
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T. Nakamura, S. Ishihara, H. Aoyama, N. Matsushita, and A. Ushimaru, “Basic Study on Laser Forming CAM System for Sheet Material Forming Without Dies or Molds,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.4 No.5, pp. 447-453, 2010.
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