Forming

At EWI, our focus has always been on helping manufacturers solve real problems and move advanced technologies from concept to production. In 2025, that mission translated into meaningful progress across research, technology development, and knowledge sharing to support industries navigating increasingly complex technical and economic challenges. Throughout the year, our teams worked closely with partners...

EWI has recently developed a new technique to obtain improved accuracy in material flow stress for modeling metal forming processes. The method uses the hydraulic bulge test (HBT) and digital image correlation (DIC) analysis and applies the plastic work equivalency principle to determine an optimal arc length for the for calculation of a biaxial flow...

Emerging materials such as high-strength aluminum alloys, advanced high-strength steels (AHSS), and GEN3 steel have been increasingly applied in sheet metal forming components. These materials are known to have unique elastic and plastic material behaviors which create new challenges for engineers and designers. One of the behaviors is springback. Springback challenges include difficulties predicting, controlling,...