Quintus Technologies delivers high-pressure fluid cell press to Piper Aircraft

Piper Aircraft Inc. has installed a high-pressure Flexform press from Quintus Technologies in its manufacturing facility in Vero Beach, Fla. The QFC 0.7x1.8-800 fluid cell press applies flexible forming technology to the production of sheet metal parts across the manufacturer’s line of eight aircraft models. It supports thousands of part numbers, many with complex geometries or freeform surfaces.

Its 11,600-PSI pressure helps ensure close-tolerance parts directly from the press, with little or no secondary hand work required. With a work area of 27.6 by 73 in., the press eliminates forming operations, intermediate heat treatments, and manual pre- and postforming operations.