Neugebauer, ReimundReimundNeugebauerSchieck, F.F.SchieckPolster, S.S.PolsterMosel, A.A.MoselRautenstrauch, A.A.RautenstrauchSchonherr, J.J.SchonherrPierschel, N.N.Pierschel2022-03-042022-03-042012https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/22929010.1016/j.acme.2012.04.013In view of the growing demand for high-strength, press-hardened sheet metal components and the increasing need for energy and resource efficient process-chains, the optimization of the press hardening process chain is a complex, multi-layered and challenging task. The aim of the present paper is to show the potential for optimization in the press-hardening process chain and to demonstrate initial implementation variants.en620621journal article