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      <title><![CDATA[Planning 101: Hydroforming automation]]></title>
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Figure 1Robots often are used to move hydrofromed components from one station to another in an automated cell.

In the automotive industry, tubular hydroformed components have greatly improved...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keeping hydroforming competitive]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The market for hydroformed parts is substantial and diverse. Today's hydroformers make a multitude of components by forming tubes into various hollow shapes and sizes for use in the automotive,...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[One pipe or two?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It's no secret that the energy sector is hot right now. To say that fuel prices have been rising unpredictably during the past few years would be an understatement. According to the Department of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forming a new approach]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An engine cradle is a good example of a large, tubular part that can be altered greatly with the hydroforming process. Eagle Precision Technologies, Brantford, Ont., Canada, displayed this automotive...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Achieving aluminum's mass at steel's cost]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Automakers continuously strive to reduce motor vehicle mass, mainly for efficiency and environmental reasons such as improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. However, as they reduce vehicle...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The evolution of tube hydroforming]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This article appeared previously onwww.thefabricator.com.The growth in hydroforming use has slowed as automakers and part suppliers, particularly in the automotive industry, are taking...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Liquid curves]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[North American automakers are producing more specialty vehicles in limited quantities for niche markets. The vehicles are stylish and sporty and lure customers into showrooms.The most economical way...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Straining to understand bending?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This article was adapted from the paper &quot;Springback Characteristics of Bent Tubes for Hydroforming Applications,&quot; which was presented at the 4th Annual North American Hydroforming...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Warm forming magnesium, aluminum tubes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Research shows that in forming lightweight materials such as aluminum and magnesium alloys, the formability increases as the temperature increases, especially in the range from 200 degrees C to 300...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The evolution of  tube hydroforming]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tube hydroforming has evolved over the last 20 years and now  is being used to make many different parts more efficiently. The most common  and highest-profile applications have been in the automotive...]]></description>
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