- Description
- Advantages
- Success stories
Description
This technology is mainly used for the manufacture of automotive or aeronautical parts.
In the aeronautical sector, it allows the design and construction of simple and economical dies, as it usually manufactures only the die without a punch.
Loire Gestamp has supplied "turnkey" hydroforming lines for the automotive industry that include, among other elements: tube loader, tube bending machines, preforming press, tube buffer, tube lubrication stations, hydroforming press including axial cylinders, pressure intensifiers, as well as checking stations, washing machine, robots for loading/unloading between machines, etc.
Advantages
Design flexibility
Greater design flexibility in relation to other forming methods. It allows the creation of complex shapes and geometries in metal parts, providing innovative design opportunities and the ability to manufacture components with unique shapes and characteristics.
High strength and rigidity
Obtaining metal parts with high resistance and rigidity. By applying uniform hydraulic pressure within the material, optimal stress distribution is achieved, resulting in stronger and more durable parts especially in sectors where structural strength is required, such as in the automotive or aerospace industry.
Improved surface quality
Improvement of the surface quality of metal parts. By using uniform hydraulic pressure, you get better material distribution, resulting in more uniform, wrinkle-free surfaces. This reduces the need for additional finishing steps and improves the aesthetic appearance of the parts.
Efficient and fast process
Hydroforming press lines are designed to work continuously and automated, allowing high productivity and greater production capacity. Additionally, the cycle time of the hydroforming process is generally shorter than other forming processes, contributing to greater efficiency and time savings.
Success stories
Hydroforming
Mexico, Spain, France...
Line or presses for metal sheet and/or tube hydroforming.
Up to 50.000 kN
Loire Service
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Proactive support, leading real and immediate solutions.
We are the strategic partner for the complete line, both in annual packages and with personalized service packages. We know the variables that adapt to our clients' business and we continually guide them in improving these variables. We work being flexible, reliable and available.
