Technology of Finite Element Analysis for Roll Forming Process

With deepening of roll forming technology and the proficiency of computer aided design and finite element Analysis (FEA) technology, it is widely noted that using the technology of FEA to simulate the roll forming process. In this paper, the current status of finite element simulation for roll forming process at home and abroad is summarized. And the finite element theories of deformation zone in roll forming process are analyzed. The new issues on roll forming process faced by finite element simulation, including advanced high strength steel (AHSS), multipass heterosexual cross section and coupling thermo-mechanical-metallurgical (TMM) coupling etc. are discussed. Moreover, the future trends of numerical simulation about the roll forming process are forecasted.