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PROFORM is a research project that brings car manufacturers, component, tooling and equipment suppliers together with universities and research institutes 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:
- Micro technologies for rolls control to allow the production of complex components by RF
- Ultra conductive coils and nano-reinforced resins to increase EMF efficiency
- Coating/film/laminate steel to allow the production of multifunctional steel complex shape by EMF
The project has a scientific and technological (S&T) multi-disciplinary nature, combining the three forming technologies with multifunctional materials, nano and micro technologies and using process simulation, optimization and control technologies.
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