Patent ID: 8091395
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: B21D

Abstract:
1. A press-forming method, comprising: providing at least one identifier associated with at least one material to be press-formed using a first processing arrangement; transmitting the at least one identifier from the first processing arrangement to a second processing arrangement via a network; transmitting at least one first material property stored in a database using the second processing arrangement, wherein the at least one first material property is associated with the at least one identifier; receiving, at the first processing arrangement, the at least one first material property; and press-forming the at least one material using a process condition which is based on the at least one first material property, wherein the at least one identifier includes a production lot number, and wherein the second processing arrangement includes a first hardware arrangement associated with a manufacturer of the at least one material and the first processing arrangement includes a second hardware arrangement associated with a customer of the manufacturer.