VIF CA
Virtual Intelligent Forging

Project 507331, July 2004 - July 2008

Project co-ordinator: CEMEF – Centre de Mise en Forme des Materiaux, France
Contact Person (in Romania): Dr. A. Epureanu, University “Dunarea de Jos” of Galati UGAL

Objectives:

The strategy is to create a forging knowledge community through several scientific, technological, training and educational activities.

These activities are designed to:

• identify current industrial and societal needs, analyse and use the existing knowledge to solve these problems (WP 1);
• define, validate and use reference benchmarks for virtual process simulations and materials testing (WP 2);
• create an e-Forging environment (WP 3);
• determine the needs for material data and define a blueprint for an e-Database (WP 4);
• design a structure for the virtual integration of process simulations from raw materials to product design (WP 5);
• promote transversal educational programmes and a roadmap for an e-learning forging platform (WP 6);
• organise workshops for gathering the current necessary knowledge and disseminate the results of the project (WP 7);
• promote programmes for mobility of researchers, students and industrial staff. (WP 8).

The consortium gathers educational and research organisations, experts in the various scientific areas, and a large number of forging, software and IT industries from 17 European countries. The Deliverables include a Book of forging, projects for an e-Database and an e-learning platform, benchmarks for process simulations and materials testing, and a structure for a virtual supply chain.