Beckwood’s Triform 68-10FC hydroforming press offers 68-in.-dia. forming area

Beckwood Press Co. recently delivered a Triform model 68-10FC fluid cell sheet hydroforming press to a supplier of space launch vehicles.

The press features a 68-in.-dia. round forming area that can hold one large tool or multiple smaller tools simultaneously. Once the tooling and blank are loaded, they are transported into the press via an automated hydraulic shuttle system. The operator then sets the optimal forming pressures (up to 10,000 PSI) and the desired dwell times, if any.

The recipe setup feature allows the operator to program up to 10 individual steps, selecting the desired pressure and dwell time for each. Up to 500 recipes can be stored in the HMI.