Collaborative research work in cold and warm forging at University of Padova, Teksid and Carraro within the EUREKA-FAMOS “EFFORT” project

Theongoing collaborative research work at the University of Padua and the two companies Teksid and Carraro within the Eureka-Famos "E.F.ForT. "project ispresented. Theproject is aimed at developing and introducing tost-effective forging methods for precise and net- or nearnet- shape forged products through the rea/isation at the companies of novel forging environments where pilot-plant facilities for forging (including cold, worm and hot forging) and tooling preparation are integrated with advanced software and simulation tools for product design, process planning; as well as product quality management and assurance. In the presentation particular emphasis will be put on the collaborative effort between lridustry and university as well as on progress in developing (i),the inteqrated CAO/CAE system for process design and! (ii)physical and numerical simulation of cold and warm forging operations.