Team
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Material behavior and Simulation of sheet metal forming processes
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Design of sheet and tube metal forming technologies
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Experimental techniques
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Virtual fabrication
Material behavior and Simulation of sheet metal forming processes
Co-ordinator Dan Sorin COMSA)
Dan Sorin COMSA
PhD, Reader
He is the developer of Pamphlet, a 3D finite element software for the simulation of sheet-metal forming. Both elasto-plastic and rigid-plastic modelling are allowed. Shell and membrane elements can be used for the simulation. The description of the dies is imported from Autocad or other comercial CAD software. An automatic mesh generator is incorporated, generating triangles with the Delaunay algorithm.
Dan FRUNZA
PhD, Reader
Dan Frunza has a very sound experise in the field of metal forming equipment and technology, materials testing and numerical simulation of the forming processes using finite element codes (Forge, Marc, Abaqus).
Liana PARAIANU
Postdoc
She is involved in a research programme related to the implementation of different material laws in the FLD models and their solution using the finite element method.
Mariana POP
PhD, Reader
Mechanics of plastic deformation and fracture of metals.
Adriana NEAG
Postdoc
Improvement of numerical simulation programs performance concerning the thixoforging processing using advanced material models.
Ioana BICHIS
PhD Student
Implementation of the different constitutive laws (yield criteria and strain hardening laws) in the theoretical models for the Forming Limit Curves prediction.
Ioan CIOBANU
Design of sheet and tube metal forming technologies
(Co-ordinator Gheorghe ACHIMAS)
Gheorghe ACHIMAS
Prof.
He is teaching general as well as specialized courses on cold metal forming technologies. His main research interests belong to the field of cold forming of sheet metals, tubes and bulk workpieces (deep-drawing, hydroforming, bending, extrusion, etc.).
Liana HANCU
PhD, Reader
Joined Technical University from Cluj-Napoca as a research engineer in 1985 after a period of two years work in industry. After 4 years became assistant professor, than lecturer, than reader and since 2009 Professor at Manufacturing Department. Her activity in the university is based on teaching and research in the field of metal sheet deformation and plastic and composite materials.
Lucian LAZARESCU
PhD, Assistent Prof.
Started working in the laboratory as a PhD student. Him research interests are mainly focused on the optimization of tube bending processes using Finite Element Simulation and Response Surface Methodology.
Florica GROZE
PhD
Her research interests are mainly focused on the possibility of using the artificial neural networks and the fuzzy logic in the field of sheet metal forming processes.
Ioan NICODIM
Experimental techniques
Danut JULEAN
Claudiu RATIU
Dan FRUNZA
PhD, Reader
Has a very sound experise in the field of metal forming equipment and technology, materials testing and numerical simulation of the forming processes using finite element codes (Forge, Marc, Abaqus).
Mircea DUDESCU
George DRAGOS
PhD Student
Works in a field of modelling the forming limit bands. Also, he has an expertise working with the experimental devices like Zwick/Roell 150 tensile test machine and Aramis system.
Alina CAPUSTIAC
Virtual fabrication
(Co-ordinator Calin VADUVA)
Calin VADUVA
PhD
Has 15 years industry and academic experience in development of complex IT systems. One important part of his work is related to the development of knowledge management systems with focus in PDM/PLM systems. He combines academic experience (PhD in IT security) with technical expertise (IT global projects, industry and research) and with management knowhow (EMBA from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business).
Marius VANCA
PhD Student
With 10 years experience in the IT industry he is trying to use his know-how in the European research project "Holistic, extensible, scalable and standard Virtual Factory Framework". His main focused research topics are related to developing and integrating the knowledge repositories that are used in nowadays virtual factories.
Reka HINTS
PhD Student
Using her experience in the IT industry in the domain of virtual modeling and 3D visualizations of vehicles and their components, she is now part of the European research project "Holistic, extensible, scalable and standard Virtual Factory Framework". Her main research interests are in the area of developing, integrating and validating the functional modules specific to virtual fabrication.
Vencel BIRO
PhD Student
Experience with Web platforms (gathering and processing solar plant data through the internet), machinery databases and vehicle sales systems.
