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Hydroforming - Page 3
Vari-Form receives 2014 GM Supplier Quality Excellence Award
- Nov 4, 2014
- News Release
Vari-Form, a provider of hydroforming technology for the automotive industry, based in Troy, Mich., has received a 2014 Supplier Quality Excellence Award from General Motors. The company also won the award in 2012. The award is focused on improving collaboration with suppliers. Winning...
Strategic developments compress timelines, reduce costs for hydroforming
- By Klaus Hertell
- Nov 3, 2014
- Article
Successful hydroforming isn’t just about the technology; often it’s about the strategy. A forward-thinking die development plan, global die standardization, and knowledge about forming materials other than mild steel are three components that can go a long way in making hydroforming a viable option.
Beckwood installs 25-in.-dia. sheet hydroforming press for customer
- Aug 29, 2014
- News Release
St. Louis-based Beckwood Press Co., a manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and sheet hydroforming presses, has built and installed a Triform deep draw sheet hydroforming press for a U.S. science, technology, and engineering company. The model 25-10-12SC features a 25-in.-dia. forming area,...
Vari-Form named by Chrysler Group as top-performing supplier finalist for 2013
- Jul 18, 2014
- News Release
Chrysler Group LLC recently honored its top-performing suppliers during its 2014 Annual Strategy Meeting and Supplier Awards ceremony. Vari-Form, Troy, Mich., was named as a finalist in the Supply Chain Management category with delivery and quality scores ranked at more than 95 percent. All...
Software simulates tube hydroforming processes
- Jul 15, 2014
- Product Release
AutoForm Eng. GmbH has unveiled its AutoForm Hydro 2014 software for rapid tool design and simulation of tube hydroforming processes. The software allows users to carry out a complete, virtual tryout of the hydroforming process, which involves such steps as bending, preforming, hydroforming,...
Avure Technologies to supply hydroform deep-draw press to Kale Pratt & Whitney
- Apr 28, 2014
- News Release
Avure Technologies, Västerås, Sweden, with additional facilities in Columbus, Ohio, has received an order for a hydroform deep-draw press from Kale Pratt & Whitney, a joint venture between Kale Holding of Istanbul, Turkey, and aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney USA. The press,...
Hydroforming press designed for high-volume production
- Apr 7, 2014
- Product Release
Interlaken Technology has introduced a new four-column hydroforming press system for running high-volume production. It is available in clamp forces from 250 to 5,000 tons. The multichannel, closed-loop control system can be programmed to handle various sizes and materials. It also offers...
Vari-Form retires historic hydroforming press
- Mar 31, 2014
- News Release
Vari-Form, a hydroformer in Troy, Mich., has retired a press that the company says was the first machine to hydroform an automotive structural part almost 24 years ago. Production of instrument panel beams on this machine for Chrysler S body minivans (Dodge® Caravan®, Chrysler® Town &...
Hydroforming press available in clamp forces from 250 to 5,000 tons
- Feb 24, 2014
- Product Release
Interlaken Technology has introduced a four-column hydroforming press system for running high-volume production. It is available in clamp forces from 250 to 5,000 tons. The multichannel, closed-loop control system is programmed to handle various sizes and materials. It also offers dynamic mode...
Turning up the heat on tube hydroforming
- By Dave Gearing
- Nov 1, 2013
- Article
Although hydroforming has gotten a lot of publicity in the last 20 years, a similar but lesser-known process, high-temperature metal gas forming, has been in use for more than 15 years. Because HTMGF works at elevated temperatures, it is useful for making complex shapes in titanium and aluminum, and it is making inroads into other industries as well.
Hydroforming machines form without surface pattern distortion
- Oct 28, 2013
- Product Release
FluidForming Americas has introduced its FormBalancer line of hydroforming machines to the North and South American marketplace. The machines impart friction-free metal distortion on the water-only exposed side of the part, and clamping and forming pressures can vary throughout the part creation...
American Hydroformers increases capability for specialized welding technique
- Oct 23, 2013
- News Release
American Hydroformers, Fort Wayne, Ind., a fabricator with capabilities in hydroforming, hydraulic press work, metal stamping, and tube forming, has added a TRUMPF® TLF 6000 Turbo welding laser to deliver specialized welding techniques. According to the company, the machine combines precision and...
Four-column hydroforming press designed for high-volume environments
- Jun 26, 2013
- Product Release
Graebener-Reika Inc. has announced the availability of a new four-column hydroforming press through its parent company, Graebener Maschinentechnik. The system is suitable for high-volume environments, such as the automotive industry. The presses are available in closing forces from 800 to 5,000...
Morphy founds Excella Technologies
- May 22, 2013
- News Release
Tube hydroforming industry veteran Gary Morphy has founded Excella Technologies, Cambridge, Ont., a company he started to provide part and tool design, prototype, and production services for hydroformed and other tubular parts. Drawing on his 27 years of experience in the automotive industry,...
Pryer Technology Group, ESI Group form strategic partnership
- Oct 25, 2012
- News Release
Pryer Technology Group (PTG), manufacturer of Triform sheet hydroforming presses, has announced a strategic partnership with ESI Group, a provider of virtual prototyping systems for the manufacturing industry. Under the agreement, Triform presses now are available with ESI Group's PAM-STAMP® 2G...
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