Mould prediction represents a crucial aspect of the production chain of several manufacturing industries. In particular, if the ceramic industry is considered, during the production process the highly non-linear mechanical behavior of the material leads to final products that can differ from the forming mould up to 20 % of its characteristic length. Considering that production tolerances can be considered acceptable if they do not exceed 0.5 % of the same length, the mould prediction becomes a very challenging inverse engineering problem. In this paper, a numerical strategy, able to predict the mould shape starting from the desired design shape, is presented. The activity has been developed in collaboration with SACMI, a world leading company in the production of machineries and moulds for the ceramic industry. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
Ricci, M., Patruno, L., de Miranda, S., Saponelli, R., Ubertini, F. (2017). A numerical strategy for predicting the mould of ceramic sanitary wares. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, 90(5-8), 2233-2241 [10.1007/s00170-016-9534-z].
A numerical strategy for predicting the mould of ceramic sanitary wares
RICCI, MATTIA;PATRUNO, LUCA;DE MIRANDA, STEFANO;UBERTINI, FRANCESCO
2017
Abstract
Mould prediction represents a crucial aspect of the production chain of several manufacturing industries. In particular, if the ceramic industry is considered, during the production process the highly non-linear mechanical behavior of the material leads to final products that can differ from the forming mould up to 20 % of its characteristic length. Considering that production tolerances can be considered acceptable if they do not exceed 0.5 % of the same length, the mould prediction becomes a very challenging inverse engineering problem. In this paper, a numerical strategy, able to predict the mould shape starting from the desired design shape, is presented. The activity has been developed in collaboration with SACMI, a world leading company in the production of machineries and moulds for the ceramic industry. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.