Hydroforming Sheet Metal Forming

For more than 40 years hydroform usa has led the way in all sheet metal applications by employing lean practices to manage large build packages including stretch forming brake and roll forming hydro forming cnc machining and chem paint.

Hydroforming sheet metal forming.

We provide hydroforming solutions that quite literally stamp out all the drawbacks associated with the metal stamping process. Irregularly contoured shapes are easily formed using the hydro form process because matching dies are not required. Tube hydroforming is the expansion of metal tubes into a shape using two die halves which contain the raw tube. Sheet hydroforming uses one die and a sheet of metal.

Versatility in forming complex shapes contours. We maintain certifications and customer approvals in aerospace defense transportation medical power generation and commercial industries. Hydroforming is used to replace the older process of stamping two. Since 1923 the jones metal products company s history is one of proven investment in our customers employees and community.

Sheet hydroforming is a metal forming process that uses pressurized hydraulic fluid in a flexible diaphragm to shape sheet metal against a single tool. One of the largest applications of hydroforming is the automotive industry which makes use of the complex shapes made possible by hydroforming to produce stronger lighter and more rigid unibody structures for. Cost savings hydroforming services allows customers to cut down on upfront costs associated with traditional metal forming and stamping because the process eliminates the need for expensive dies cast plastics. Hydroforming is commonly used within the automotive and aerospace industry where complex shapes by hydroforming can be produced stronger lighter and more solid.

Hydroforming is a great way to form bends cones and other odd shapes using just water pressure from an ordinary garden pressure washer. Hydroforming is a cost effective way of shaping ductile metals such as aluminium brass low alloy steel and stainless steel into lightweight structurally stiff and strong pieces. Minimal material thin out. The blank sheet is driven into the die by high pressure water on one side of the sheet forming the desired shape.

The process can create a wide range of complex geometric shapes from a variety of materials including aluminum steel stainless titanium niobium inconel copper composites and more. Typical materials fabricated in sheet metal hydroforming include steel aluminum brass copper titanium and high temperature alloys. Hydroforming is a way of shaping metals such as aluminium low alloy steel brass and stainless steel into structurally solid and strong light weighted pieces. Hydroforming flows the metal rather than stretching it.

This video shows how.