[NotiAMCA] ESMC2009 Mini-Symposium Invitation (2nd call - new deadline for abstract submission)

[Victorio Sonzogni]

From: Robertt Valente [mailto:robertt en ua.pt] 
Sent: Friday, 13 February, 2009 13:39
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Subject: ESMC2009 Mini-Symposium Invitation (2nd call - new deadline for
abstract submission)

 

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Optimization Methodologies and Finite Element Numerical Simulation 
Applied to Metal Forming Industrial Problems

a Mini-Symposium (MS–20) organized by

R. A. F. Valente, A. Andrade-Campos and J.-Ph. Ponthot

Dear Colleague,

The 7th EUROMECH Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC2009) will be held between
7 and 11 of September, 2009, at the Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon,
Portugal (http://www.dem.ist.utl.pt/esmc2009/).

Within the Conference, we are proud in organizing a Mini-Symposium on
Optimization Methodologies and Finite Element Numerical Simulation Applied
to Metal Forming Industrial Problems.

The main goal of the present interdisciplinary mini-symposium is to provide
an opportunity for discussion and dissemination of results in the field of
numerical simulation of metal forming processes, including optimization
approaches for shape and process reverse engineering analysis.

In demanding industrial problems involving metal forming processes,
numerical simulation tools such as the finite element method are
well-established as a reliable way to provide a fast and cost-effective
solution (final component) for a set of input variables (tools geometry,
process variables and constitutive parameters of the material to be
plastically formed).

Nevertheless, reverse engineering is still the bottleneck for realistic
industrial use of simulation tools, in the sense that most of the time the
final component geometry and mechanical characteristics are known or defined
a-priori and there is a strong need to infer about the initial stages of the
whole process (input variables).

Optimization methodologies, used together with numerical simulation tools,
can provide an effective combined way to provide the geometric and
mechanical properties of not only the preliminary part to be formed, but
also the tool setting to be used to achieve the desired product in the most
economical way.

The present mini-symposium aims to involve both academics and industrial
researchers in the field of metal forming and engineering optimization, thus
providing a privileged forum for discussion and scientific development.

Topics of the Mini-Symposium include, but are not limited to:

·         Material characterization and constitutive parameters
identification;

·         Solution strategies within reverse engineering;

·         Simulation and numerical characterization of forming processes,
including forging, stamping, extrusion, super-plastic forming, hydroforming,
etc;

·         Optimization techniques for engineering optimization and tools
design;

·         Optimization techniques for initial blank design;

·         Parameter optimization for multi-stage forming processes;

·         Shape optimization problems in material forming;

·         Topics inherently related to metal forming and optimization.

We would be greatly honored to count with your participation in the
Mini-Symposium, and we would be very glad if you accept this invitation.
Doing so, we appreciate if you could let us know your intention in joining
our initiative, sending us an email with a tentative title of the papers,
authors, affiliations and addresses at your earliest convenience.

Guidelines for preparation of the abstracts and final papers are available
on the web site of the Conference ( <http://www.dem.ist.utl.pt/esmc2009/>
http://www.dem.ist.utl.pt/esmc2009/), and the important deadlines are the
following:

- Abstract submission: February 20th 2009

- Notification of acceptance: March 15th 2009

Please feel free to contact us in case anything is needed, and we are
looking forward to see and welcoming you next year in Lisbon.

Yours sincerely,

Robertt Valente, António Andrade-Campos and Jean-Philippe Ponthot

Mini-Symposium Organizers

Contacts:

 

Prof. Robertt A. F. Valente 
Department of Mechanical Engineering 
University of Aveiro 
Campus de Santiago 
3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal 
Phone: +351 234 378 176, Fax: +351 234 370 953, Email: robertt en ua.pt
Prof. António Andrade-Campos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Aveiro
Campus de Santiago
3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Phone: +351 234 370 830, Fax: +351 234 370 953, Email: gilac en ua.pt
Prof. Jean-Philippe Ponthot
LTAS-MN2L, University of Liège B52/3
Chemin des Chevreuils, 1
B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)4 366 9310, Fax: +32 (0)4 366 9141, Email:
jp.ponthot en ulg.ac.be