Formability Enhancement Techniques for Lightweight Metallic Sheets

The Staff Development Committee of Engineering Department organized a webinar program on “Formability Enhancement techniques for Lightweight Metallic Sheets” on 29th December 2022, Thursday from 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM through MS Teams. The program session was addressed by Dr. Sudhy S. Panicker, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Goa, India.

The targeted audience for the program were faculty members of Engineering Department. He started his presentation with a welcome address note on Metal Processing/Manufacturing Processes. Then he started explaining about the sheet metal basic operations and further elaborated the presentation on sheet metal forming processes. Also, discussed on the formability of sheet metals, Forming Limit Diagram, Limiting Dome Height Test and Factors affecting formability. He finally concluded with a various challenge on sheet metal forming. It was a very useful presentation on sheet metal works for all the faculty members of engineering department. The session was interactive and useful.