Forming sheet metal is one of the most critical processes in fabricating ... to shape raw materials before they are machined or formed. For example, thinning or drawing out is done by open die forming ...

Sheet metal is very easy to form, including the pressing in of intricate shapes with dies and a hydraulic press, but the dies themselves are slightly harder to come by. What if we could 3D print ...

These preventable engineering errors are due to the wide gap between how sheet-metal parts are designed in CAD systems and how they are actually made on the shop floor. Companies could sidestep ...