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Data-Driven Quality Workflow
for Sheet Metal Forming
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Data-Driven Quality System
Data-Driven Quality Workflow
for Sheet Metal Forming
STEEL COIL → QUALITY LOOP
From incoming material testing to real-time
operator guidance — an end-to-end digital loop.
Step 1
Coil Arrival & Material Testing
Steel Coil
Incoming material
Material Testing
IMQ Lab
Test Results
Key properties
Step 2
Upload to Cloud & QR Code
Test Data
Cloud Platform
data-driven-models.cloud
Printed & attached to coil
Step 3
Blanks to Operator — QR Scan
Sheet Blanks
Operator
Scanning…
DASHBOARD
LIVE UPDATE
Scenario A
✓ Green — Continue Production
● STATUS: GREEN
Failure Index: OK ✓
Springback: OK ✓
Production Runs
No adjustments needed
● PROCEED WITH PRODUCTION
Scenario B
⚠ Yellow — Adjust Cushion Force
● STATUS: YELLOW
⚠ CF: 1000 → 1200 kN
Auto-Adjusted
1000 → 1200 kN
Corrected
Production resumes
● CF AUTO-IMPLEMENTED TO PRESS
Scenario C
✕ Red — Escalation Path
⚠ CF Adjustment Did Not Resolve
📞 Operator Contacts Technician
🔍 Technician: GO / NO-GO Decision
✓ GO
Continue with caution
✕ NO-GO
Escalate further
👨‍💻 Engineer Review
Full material data analysis
Adaptability
Transfer Learning — New Parts, Faster
Every car part has unique geometry. Retraining the AI model from scratch for each new part
would require hundreds of costly FE simulations. Transfer learning solves this.
Base Model
Trained on Part A
e.g. Sill Inner
Transfer & Fine-Tune
Freeze early layers
Retrain final layers
New Part Model
e.g. B-Pillar · Door Inner
Minimal new simulations
● 80–90% fewer simulations needed
● Rapid deployment for new parts
Quality Feedback
Issue Logging by Operator
Part Issue
Crack · Wrinkle
Operator App
Log + photo
Cloud DB
Linked to coil & part
2026-03-22 09:42:17 ⚠ Minor crack on flange — Coil #DP800-2247 Operator: J. Lindqvist · Line 3
2026-03-22 09:42:19 📎 Photo attached · Severity: Medium
● ISSUE LOGGED — FEEDBACK LOOP CLOSED
Summary
End-to-End Digital Quality Loop
🔩Coil 🔬Test ☁️Cloud 📎QR 👷Operator 📱Dashboard Transfer Learning New parts ● GREEN → PRODUCE ● YELLOW → ADJ CF ● RED → ESCALATE FEEDBACK LOOP
A complete digital quality loop — from coil to cloud to operator decision to feedback.
Transfer learning enables rapid adaptation for new car parts.
Data-Driven Quality System for Sheet Metal Forming