This book provides essential information on metal forming, utilizing a practical distinction between bulk and sheet metal forming. In the field of bulk forming, it examines processes of cold, warm and hot bulk forming, as well as rolling and a new addition, the process of thixoforming. As for the field of sheet metal working, on the one hand it deals with sheet metal forming processes (deep drawing, flange forming, stretch drawing, metal spinning and bending). In terms of special processes, the chapters on internal high-pressure forming and high rate forming have been revised and refined. On the other, the book elucidates and presents the state of the art in sheet metal separation processes (shearing and fineblanking). Furthermore, joining by forming has been added to the new edition as a new chapter describing mechanical methods for joining sheet metals.The new chapter 'Basic Principles' addresses both sheet metal and bulk forming, in addition to metal physics, plastomechanics and computational basics these points are complemented by the newly added topics of metallography and analysis, materials and processes for testing, and tribology and lubrication techniques. The chapters are supplemented by an in-depth description of modern numeric methods such as the finite element method. All chapters have been updated and revised for the new edition, and many practical examples from modern manufacturing processes have been added.

Updated and revised in its new edition, this book provides essential information on bulk and sheet metal forming including cold, warm and hot bulk forming and thixoforming, deep drawing, flange forming, stretch drawing, internal high-pressure forming and more.

Prof.Dr.-Ing Fritz Klocke, geb. 10. Oktober 1950 in Vlotho. 1968 Facharbeiterprüfung als Werkzeugmacher. 1970 Fachhochschulreife. 1970-73 Studium der Fachrichtung Fertigungstechnik an der FH Lippe in Lemgo. 1973-76 Studium der Fachrichtung Fertigungstechnik an der TU Berlin. 1977-81 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik an der TU Berlin. 1981-84 Oberingenieur am Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik der TU Berlin. 1982 Promotion zum Dr.-Ing. - 1984-94 industrielle Tätigkeit bei der Fa. Ernst Winter&Sohn in Hamburg, zuletzt als Technischer Leiter Mechanik. Zum 1. Januar 1995 Berufung zum Universitätsprofessor für das Fach 'Technologie der Fertigungsverfahren' an der RWTH Aachen und zum Leiter des Fraunhofer Instituts für Produktionstechnologie in Aachen. 2001-02 Dekan der Fakultät für Maschinenwesen.