Incrementalformingtechnologyisaveryimportantpartofpreciseshapingtechnology.Incrementalformingtechnologyasanewtypeofprecisionplasticformingincludesmanycharacteristicssuchas
smalltonnage,localloading,dieless (orflexibledie)andunconstrained,whichcanformed morecomplex
shapepartwithoutspecialdieandalsohassomefavorablefeaturessuchassmallformingloadandhighflexibility.
Thistechnologyisparticularlysuitableformulti-varietyandsmall-batchproductionofparts,sothat
moreattentionsarepaidtoitbytheinternationalcommunity.Thisarticlefocusesontheformingprinciple,
formingtechnology,formingequipment,researchstatusandotherresearchresultsofthisnewincremental
formingtechnologyinfourtypicalformingprocess,whicharein-planebendingunderunequallocalloadingincrementalforming,
singlepointincrementalforming,multi-pointflexibledieformingandhigh-speedcold
roll-beatingforming,soastopointoutahelpfuldirectionforfurtherresearch.