Quintus hydroform press to support Electro-Methods’ turbine engine programs

Quintus® Technologies, Lewis Center, Ohio, has delivered a hydroform deep-draw press to Electro-Methods Inc. (EMI), a South Windsor, Conn.-based supplier of turbine engine components. The new, 4,000-ton press will expand EMI’s capabilities, further enabling the production of intricately shaped sheet metal parts and assemblies for the jet engine industry.

The press requires a single rigid tool half to help reduce tool costs. The other half of the tool is a flexible rubber diaphragm under uniform hydrostatic pressure. Material draw ratios of up to 3-to-1 help eliminate several forming operations, intermediate heat treatments, and operator dependencies. The high forming pressure helps ensure close-tolerance parts direct from the press, with little or no secondary hand work required.