The manufacturing process of brim forming in paperboard containers consists of taking a thin paperboard shell and forming a brim to provide additional stiffness to the structure. A paper cup is an example of such a structure manufactured at rates exceeding 300 units per minute. A realistic model for the manufacturing process is not available and the effects of process and material parameters are not well understood. In this study, a finite element model of this highly nonlinear problem is presented. The model takes into account the material orthotropy and nonlinear elastic-plastic behavior, die paperboard contact interaction during loading and unloading, and friction between the metal die and paperboard, die geometry, and environmental conditions. Model predictions of the force-displacement curve agree well with the experimentally observed results.
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A Computational Mechanics Model for the Brim Forming Process in Paperboard Container Manufacturing
M. K. Ramasubramanian, Associate Professor,
M. K. Ramasubramanian, Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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K. Muthuraman, Research Assistant
K. Muthuraman, Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
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M. K. Ramasubramanian, Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
K. Muthuraman, Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Manuscript received September 2002; revised April 2003. Associate Editor: R. Smelser.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Aug 2003, 125(3): 476-483 (8 pages)
Published Online: July 23, 2003
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Received:
September 1, 2002
Revised:
April 1, 2003
Online:
July 23, 2003
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Ramasubramanian, M. K., and Muthuraman, K. (July 23, 2003). "A Computational Mechanics Model for the Brim Forming Process in Paperboard Container Manufacturing ." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. August 2003; 125(3): 476–483. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1580527
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