Table of contents Technological Developments in Nozzle Design for Twin Wire Arc Spraying to Improve the Variety of Application W. Tillmann, L. Hagen, M. Abdulgader __________________________________ 7 Near-Net-Shape Coatings Manufactured by Means of Thermal Spraying: Influence of path strategy and robot dynamics W. Tillmann, P. Hollingsworth, I. Baumann, D. Stangier ____________________ 21 Control of the Material Flow in Deep Drawing by the Use of Rolled Surface Textures L. Hiegemann, C. Weddeling, N. Ben Khalifa, A. E. Tekkaya ________________ 33 Robot Motion Simulation for Path Optimization B. Johnen, B. Kuhlenkötter __________________________________________ 45 Surface Finish of Wear Resistant Coatings by Grinding – Process, Simulation, and Application D. Biermann, H. Blum, P. Kersting, A. Rademacher, H. Ludwig, S. Rausch, T. Siebrecht _____________________________________________ 57 Optimization of Robot Based, Forced Controlled Grinding of Thermal Sprayed Surfaces C. Krewet, A. Hypki, B. Kuhlenkötter ___________________________________ 71 Acquisition and Application of Three Dimensional Spray Footprints in Coating Simulations T. Wiederkehr, H. Müller ____________________________________________ 81 Modeling of the Boundary Regions Between a Spreading Droplet and a Rough Surface of Solid T. Theis, A. Ouazzi, O. Mierka, S. Turek ________________________________ 97 Efficient Analysis of Milling Processes for the Manufacturing of Forming Tools Using a Multi-Scale Simulation System A. Zabel, S. Odendahl, A. Peuker ____________________________________ 107 Development of a Layer Thickness Measurement System W. Tillmann, H.-G. Rademacher _____________________________________ 117 A Simulation Based Path Optimization System for Robot Guided Thermal Spray D. Hegels, H. Müller _______________________________________________ 127 Multi-Scale Modelling and Simulation of the Material Behaviour of Thermal-Sprayed Coatings R. Berthelsen, R. Denzer, A. Menzel __________________________________ 139 Efficient Simulation and Optimization of Rotationally Symmetric, Converging-Diverging de Laval Nozzles for Twin Wire Arc Spraying S. Turek, M. Möller, M. Razzaq, L. Rivkind _____________________________ 153 Towards Optimal Control of Elastoplastic Contact Problems with Application to Incremental Rolling T. Betz, C. Meyer, A. Rademacher, K. Rosin ____________________________ 167 The Possibilities of Stiffness Variation in Deep Drawing Tools Made of Polymers T. Mennecart, A. Güner, A. E. Tekkaya ________________________________ 177 In Situ Wear Test on HVOF Sprayed WC-12Co Coatings in a Large Chamber SEM U. Selvadurai, W. Tillmann, W. Luo ___________________________________ 187 Springback Reduction of Deep Drawn Parts by the Use of Variable Blankholder Force and Tools with Adjustable Stiffness Based on Numerical Simulations H. ul Hassan, J. Fruth, M. Ivanov, S. Kuhnt, A. Güner, A.E. Tekkaya _________ 197 Optimization of the Process Chain for the Efficient Manufacturing of Forming Tools With Complex 3D Surfaces T. Wagner, L. Klein, D. Hegels, T. Wiederkehr, A. Peuker, S. Odendahl, S. Rausch, D. Biermann, C. Buchheim, H. Müller _____________ 213