Hydroforming is an advanced metal-forming technique in which a tubular or sheet blank is deformed by high-pressure fluid contained within or around the part. By replacing rigid dies with a compliant ...

Lightweight vehicles are big news in the automotive industry at the moment, following the launch of the ultralight steel. Lighter vehicles offer the benefits of materials and energy savings, and so ...

Ever heard of hydroforming? It’s a manufacturing process used to form sheet metal into shapes using water at extremely high pressures. Not something you can do at home… unless of course you’re [Colin ...

Compiled By Deborah Austin A process called hydroforming is revolutionizing production for automotive OEMs and parts suppliers, says business research/management ...

• Hydroforming can make parts not possible with stamping, and the tooling typically costs much less. • Hydraulic motion controllers that control tooling position and fluid pressure vastly improve the ...

Safran Nacelles has shipped the first inlet lip skins to Rolls-Royce for the Pearl 700 that have been produced through a high-energy hydroforming (HEHF) process that uses an underwater explosive ...