Patent ID: 7886564

Claim:
A press-forming system comprising: a database comprising at least one first material property and at least one identifier associated with at least one material to be press-formed, a press-forming apparatus which further comprises a punch, a die, a blank-holder, and a control arrangement configured to press-form the at least one material using at least one process condition based on the at least one material property, a first processing arrangement, and a second processing arrangement provided in communication with the first processing arrangement via a network, wherein: the first processing arrangement comprises: an identifier input arrangement configured to receive the at least one identifier, an identifier transmission arrangement configured to provide the at least one identifier to the second processing arrangement, and a first property receiving arrangement configured to receive the at least one first material property transmitted by the second processing arrangement, and wherein: the second processing arrangement comprises: an identifier receiving arrangement configured to receive the at least one identifier from the identifier transmission arrangement, and a property transmission arrangement configured to transmit the at least one first material property from the database based on the at least one identifier to the first property receiving arrangement, and wherein the second processing arrangement further comprises a data transfer arrangement configured to provide the at least one first material property to the calculation arrangement, and further configured to prevent access to the at least one first material property by a user when the at least one first material property is provided to the first processing arrangement.