Hydroforming is a metalworking process in which pressurized fluids are used to shape metals. Hydroforms are produced in equipment called fluid dies. A fluid die is a specially shaped, hardened metal shape in which another metal part can be placed and subject to hydraulic pressure in order to take on the shape of the die.
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Acme Metal Spinning, Inc.Minneapolis, MN 800-383-5971 Acme Metal Spinning has been in business for 100 years, making us the most dependable solution for all of your hydroforming needs. Our capabilities include long and short runs with cost-saving tooling. We offer products such as lighting rings, domes, cones, shells and other parts. When you call us, you can expect fast and courteous service. Visit our website today to request a quote.
Hy-Grade Metal Products Corp.Syracuse, NY 315-475-4221 Hy-Grade Metal Products is a world class metal spinning company located in Syracuse, New York. We are a sheet metal fabricator specializing in metal spinning. Hy-Grade is typically a job shop. We have been in business since 1918 which makes Hy-Grade the oldest metal spinning company in New York State and one of the oldest in the United States.
Columbia Metal SpinningChicago, IL 773-685-2800 Columbia Metal Spinning specializes in smaller diameter spun metal. Our sizes range from a fraction of an inch up to 27 inch-plus diameters. Columbia Metal Spinning can and will provide the best quality hydroforming anyone can find in the metal spinning industry. Whatever size, quality and quantity our customers want, they can get with us. Visit our website today!
Custom Metal Spinning, Inc.Paramount, CA 562-531-9600 Custom Metal Spinning is among today's leading metal spinners. Having more than 30 years of experience, we have performed custom metal spinning for such products as air filters, lighting fixtures, spittons and other items. We are also known for custom sizes and designs of vehicle wheels.
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Hydroforming is used by metalworkers to create complex, light weight metal shapes of even wall thickness and good qualities of strength. Hydroforming is a cold working process, which means that it is performed at or near room temperature. This allows for qualities of strength and durability to be imparted unto the metal as it is formed. Hydroforming is an attractive alternative to hot metalworking processes, which are very widely used metal shaping processes, but which involve a higher risk of metal oxidation and other undesirable composition changes. The largest consumer of hydroformed metal parts is the automotive industry. Automotive metal tubes in particular are often shaped by hydroforming processes; hydroforming can create complex shapes with irregular dimensions without decreasing tube wall thickness. Other commonly hydroformed parts include bicycle components, flexible metal bellows, chemical transmission pipes and many other products.
Hydroforming is a cost-effective way to shape metals. During the process, hydraulic fluids force metal around the contours of a die, so the material has a more consistent thickness. Hydroforming uses fluid pressure in a conventional tool set to form the part into the desired shape of the die. Hydroforming is advantageous because it can perform in one operation what other methods perform in three, while still maintaining the stiffness of the finished product. Four primary types of hydroforming currently exist. The most popular type, hydroforming of tubes, is usually performed at low pressure and offers tubular parts with improved integrity and structural performance. Panel hydroforming, often used in the aerospace industry, is a high-pressure process that is used to achieve the correct material flow. The third type, low-pressure hydroforming, involves reshaping tubes when the cross-section definition is not strict. High-pressure hydroforming, the fourth type, also reshapes the tube, but more drastically. In this type of hydroforming, the length-to-circumference ratio can change up to 50 percent. Aluminum, aluminum alloys, carbon steel, mild steel, copper, brass and bronze alloys, nickel, and nickel alloys are metals that are commonly used in hydroforming.
