Micro Forming and its Application: A Critical Review
by Neha Tiwari * 
, Ganesh Kakandikar, Omkar Kulkarni
School of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT-World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra India.
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 3, Page # 126-132, 2022; DOI: 10.55708/js0103013
Keywords: Deep drawing, Forming Limit Diagram, Limit dome height test, Micro-forming, Nakajima test
Received: 27 January 2022, Revised: 21 February 2022, Accepted: 07 March 2022, Published Online: 17 March 2022
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Tiwari N, Kakandikar G, Kulkarni O. Micro forming and its Application: A Critical Review. Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences. 2022;1(3):126-132. doi:10.55708/js0103013
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Tiwari, Neha, Ganesh Kakandikar, and Omkar Kulkarni. “Micro Forming and Its Application: A Critical Review.” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences 1, no. 3 (2022): 126–32. https://doi.org/10.55708/js0103013.
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N. Tiwari, G. Kakandikar, and O. Kulkarni, “Micro forming and its Application: A Critical Review,” Journal of Engineering Research and Sciences, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 126–132, 2022.
In terms of manufacturing methods/processes, micro-manufacturing has received a lot of attention around the world. Micro-forming is one of the most widely used micro-manufacturing techniques. The micro forming is based on the properties of materials based on the process of shaping parts and object by mechanical deformation. Many efforts had been focused on micro-forming, in particular the deep drawing process, because of the method’s ability to produce an extensive variety of products, particularly in its conventional macro-process. This method is used to create the majority of everyday items. Although efforts were made to develop micro-forming for industrial use, the technique was deemed to be insufficiently advanced. Much development effort was required, in particular, to design a completely computerized high-extent production micro-forming machine that is dependable and ready to perform always in terms of procedures, material handling, and tooling to assure effective micro-product production. Micro forming, which is discussed in this work, is also one of the often-used micro-forming methods in deforming procedures. Finally, in addition to continuing to improve micro forming, this study aims to investigate the essential methods of the Limit dome height test, Nakajima test, M K Model test, and deep drawing processes and their major concerns in a systematic manner.
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