Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing (ERC/NSM)

The ERC/NSM is the leading university associated group in North America conducting R&D and providing education in metal forming (stamping, sheet & tube hydroforming, forging) since 1986. In addition to training students, we conduct R&D projects for government agencies, e.g. National Science Foundation and for a Consortium of companies worldwide as well as individual companies, on a confidential basis.

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Please review our R&D activities in

• Stamping including Sheet Hydroforming (material characterization / die design and optimization / friction, lubrication and wear / process simulation / equipment characteristics and selection / bending and springback)
• Precision Cold, Warm and Hot Forging (material properties / process design and simulation / die materials and coatings / friction and lubrication)
• Tube Hydroforming (determination of tube properties / process simulation and optimization / lubricant evaluation)
• Machining (simulation of metal cutting operations / determination of flow stress data / investigation of chip flow and insert design)
• Education (Training courses in forging, stamping and tube hydroforming)
   

Center for Precision Forming (www.cpforming.org)

CENTER   FOR   PRECISION   FORMING (CPF)  is  established  in cooperation  with  the Virginia  Commonwealth  University and with support from NSF and member companies (www.cpforming.org).