Name: Klaus J. Weinmann Rank: Professor Highest Degree: Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Key words of Expertise: Sheet Metal Forming, Tribology in Metal Forming, Metal Cutting Contact Email: kjweinma@mtu.edu

Current/recent research projects:

Professor Weinmann's research concentrates on manufacturing processes with emphasis on metal forming and tribology in metal working. He is currently involved in the design and construction of a next-generation sheet metal drawing die incorporating active drawbeads as elements for control of material flow in the die. In other studies, sensors are being developed capable of recording tangential and normal forces in sheet metal forming at the tool-sheet interfaces, and a friction test for cold extrusion of steel was created. Professor Weinmann's interests also extend to the mechanics of chip formation and tool life in machining.

Professor Weinmann is a member of CIRP (International Institution for Production Engineering Research), member and past president of NAMRI/SME as well as a member of its Scientific Committee and past chairman of the ASME Production Engineering Division Executive Committee.

Selected Publications

Michler, J.R., and K.J. Weinmann, "Experimental and Finite Element Study of Sheet Metal Flow in a Strip Test Apparatus with Controllable Drawbead Penetration," Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Vol. XXIII, 1995, pp. 45-50.

Popilek, M. E., K. J. Weinmann, and S. A. Majlessi, "A Friction Test Based on Combined Backward Can - Forward Bar Extrusion with Emphasis on Backward Flow," Transactions of NAMRI/SME, Vol. XX, 1992, pp. 25-31.

Szeszulski, K. J., A. R. Thangaraj, and K. J. Weinmann, "On the Wear Mechanisms and Cutting Performance of Silicon Carbide Whisker Reinforced Alumina Machining Inconel," Jour. of Engg. for Ind., Trans. of the ASME, Vol. 114, 1992, pp. 301-308.