Topics

The iddrg 2013 will address the following topics:

All contributions to the above topics are welcome.
We especially welcome contributions in our key topics:

key topics

• thermal effects during manufacturing
• advanced friction modeling
• realistic modeling of the conditions in the blank holder area
• modeling of tool process interaction
• influence of the geometrical modifications due to die spotting
• prediction of realistic process sensitivities during production

virtual methods

• advanced simulation models
• special processes like “press hardening”
• optimization and robustness analysis
• multiscale modeling

materials

• high strength steels and other advanced materials
• materials with phase transformation
• innovative experimental methods
• non-destructive material control

constitutive models

• advanced yield locus models
• description of complex load histories
• investigation of failure by localization and cracks
• microstructural constitutive models

optimization & robustness

• virtual methods for robust design and optimization
• numerical procedures for optimum search

intelligent inline process control

• systems for inline surveillance of process behaviour
• intelligent software for process control