What is a hydraulic molding

Introduce

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Hydroforming is a metal forming process that uses hydraulic pressure to form metal sheets or tubes into complex three-dimensional parts. The process involves placing a flat or pre-bent metal sheet or tube into a mold, which is then filled with a pressurized fluid, usually water or oil. Fluid pressure causes the metal to deform and form the shape of the mold, resulting in a finished part with high precision and strength.

Two main methods of hydroforming can be used: tube hydroforming and plate hydroforming. Tube hydroforming involves placing a tube in a mold and filling it with a pressurized fluid to form the desired shape, while sheet hydroforming involves placing a metal sheet in a mold and applying pressure to deform it into the desired shape.

Advantage

Hydroforming offers several advantages over traditional metal forming methods such as stamping, forging or welding. These advantages include:

Complex shapes: Hydroforming can produce parts with complex and irregular shapes that are difficult or impossible to achieve with traditional metal forming methods.

Reduced weight: Hydroforming can produce thinner-walled, lighter parts, improving fuel efficiency and reducing material costs.

High precision: The parts produced by hydroforming have high precision, high precision, small tolerance and small deformation.

Increased Strength: Due to the uniform deformation of the material, hydroforming can produce parts with increased strength and stiffness.

Less waste: Hydroforming produces less waste than traditional metal forming methods because it uses the entire sheet or tube and minimizes material waste.

Application

Hydroforming is used in a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, defense and medical. Some examples of hydroformed parts include:

Automotive components: Hydroforming is used to produce a variety of automotive components such as exhaust systems, frame rails, suspension components, and engine mounts.

Aerospace components: Hydroforming is used to produce lightweight, high-strength aerospace components such as fuselage frames, wing skins, and structural parts.

Medical Devices: Hydroforming is used to produce medical devices such as surgical instruments and implants because of its ability to produce complex and precise shapes.

Building components: Hydroforming is used to produce building components such as curved metal panels and decorative features for buildings and structures.

Product

Materials cover from mild steel to ultra-high strength steel, including cold rolled and hot rolled products：

QStE340TM、QStE440TM

SAPH370、SAPH440、BR440/590HE

BR1500HS

HC250/450DP、HC300/500DP、HC340/590DP

HC420/780DPD+Z、HC550/980DPD+Z

DC01、DC03、DC04、DC05、DC06

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Part: APillar

Material:DP980 1.8mm

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Part:Torsion Beam

Material:BR1500HS 3.5mm