Robotic Incremental Sheet Metal Fabrication

Abstract

71 Building on previous and current work, this research utilizes the Single Point Incremental Forming (SPIF) process to produce mass customized, double-curved (both positive and negative Gaussian curvature), three-dimensional forms from sheet metal. These forms are produced at a scale that suggests their use as cladding elements in a building envelope. This, combined with the relative speed and efficiency of production and the variability of resultant geometries, allows for speculation on the production of high per-formance façade systems directly from digital models. Forming Variations: Geometry investigations looking into the viability of forming dual curvature, variable curvature, multi-directional curvature, and/or multi-axis valleys (Kalo and Newsum 2013).