JUNKAR, Mihael ;JURIŠEVIČ, Boštjan ;HEINIGER, Kurt C..
The Application of Water-Jet Technology for Incremental Sheet-Metal Forming.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, [S.l.], v. 50, n.12, p. 613-622, november 2017.
ISSN 0039-2480.
Available at: <https://www.sv-jme.eu/article/the-application-of-water-jet-technology-for-incremental-sheetmetal-forming/>. Date accessed: 01 feb. 2026.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/.
Junkar, M., Juriševič, B., & Heiniger, K.
(2004).
The Application of Water-Jet Technology for Incremental Sheet-Metal Forming.
Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 50(12), 613-622.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/
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"The Application of Water-Jet Technology for Incremental Sheet-Metal Forming." Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], 50.12 (2004): 613-622. Web. 01 Feb. 2026
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Junkar, Mihael, Juriševič, Boštjan, AND Heiniger, Kurt.
"The Application of Water-Jet Technology for Incremental Sheet-Metal Forming" Strojniški vestnik - Journal of Mechanical Engineering [Online], Volume 50 Number 12 (11 November 2017)
