Preliminary Work toward Techno-Economic Modeling of English Wheel-Based Sheet Metal Manufacturing

Preliminary Work toward Techno-Economic Modeling of English Wheel-Based Sheet Metal Manufacturing | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 11 March 2026 V1 Latest version Share on Preliminary Work toward Techno-Economic Modeling of English Wheel-Based Sheet Metal Manufacturing Authors : Cecily G M Durkin , Sofia N Mazin Santos , Derick A Suarez , Brett B Wadman , Jennifer B Dunn , Jian Chao , Ping Guo , Thomas Mahoney , Glenn Daehn , and Mohammadreza Heidari 0000-0002-0682-3919 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.177324499.93164033/v1 115 views 53 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract The English wheel is a craft-based sheet-metal forming process widely used to produce complex curved panels for automotive and aerospace applications. However, the process is timely and requires highly skilled craftsmen, which limits scalability and motivates the development of automated approaches. Despite its potential advantages, the economic performance of English Wheel forming has not been systematically evaluated. This study presents preliminary work toward developing models for techno-economic analysis (TEA) of manual and robotic English wheel forming at laboratory and industrial scales, using a front car fender as a case study. The results indicate that automated robotic forming can reduce manufacturing costs, with estimated reductions of 40% and 50% at the laboratory and industrial scales, respectively. Labor was identified as the dominant cost driver, followed by materials and maintenance. The TEA results suggest that robotic English Wheel forming has strong potential for automated, low-volume sheet metal manufacturing in terms of manufacturing cost. The analysis also provides an initial framework for developing more rigorous TEA models for incremental sheet-metal forming processes. Supplementary Material File (english wheel tea.pdf) Download 1.00 MB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 11 March 2026 Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Keywords english wheel hybrid manufacturing robotic manufacturing techno-economic analysis Authors Affiliations Cecily G M Durkin Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Sofia N Mazin Santos Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Derick A Suarez Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Brett B Wadman Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Jennifer B Dunn Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Jian Chao Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Ping Guo Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Thomas Mahoney Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University View all articles by this author Glenn Daehn Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ohio State University View all articles by this author Mohammadreza Heidari 0000-0002-0682-3919 [email protected] Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University Trienens Institute of Sustainability and Energy, Northwestern University View all articles by this author Funding Information National Science Foundation 2133630 Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 115 views 53 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Cecily G M Durkin, Sofia N Mazin Santos, Derick A Suarez, et al. 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