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The Tube and Pipe Journal - Hydroforming
Triform to manufacture fluid cell sheet hydroforming press for H&R Parts
- Apr 12, 2018
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems, has been awarded a contract by H&R Parts Co. to manufacture a Triform model 24-5BD fluid cell sheet hydroforming press. With a 24-in.-dia. forming area and 5,000 PSI, the press will support...
Triumph achieves Elite Supplier status from Lockheed Martin RMS
- Mar 20, 2018
- News Release
Triumph Group Inc., Berwyn, Pa., has announced that its Triumph Fabrications company located in Hot Springs, Ark., has achieved Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) Elite Supplier status for exceptional supplier performance in support of its Sikorsky Aircraft business. Triumph...
Sheet metal forming, hydroforming conferences to be held in Germany May 15-16
- Feb 2, 2018
- News Release
Forschungsgesellschaft Umformtechnik mbH and the Institut für Umformtechnik (IFU) have announced the upcoming international conferences New Developments in Sheet Metal Forming (NEBU) 2018 and New Developments in Hydroforming (NEHY) 2018, to be held May 15-16 in Fellbach, Germany. The conferences...
Hydroforming continues to pick up market share, enhance vehicle safety
- By Eric Lundin
- Jan 24, 2018
- Article
Redesigned for the 2016 model year, Nissan’s Titan won accolades from Cars.com and U.S. News & World Report. Tier-1 component supplier and designer Vari-Form developed an assembly that reduced part count, reduced vehicle weight, and helped it meet a new crash standard.
Beckwood supplies Triform equipment to international aerospace supplier
- Feb 14, 2017
- News Release
Beckwood, St. Louis, has supplied a Triform tray-style fluid cell sheet hydroforming press and an extrusion stretch-forming machine to an India-based aerospace supplier for fulfillment of several newly awarded contracts. With a 24- by 96-in. forming area and a dual shuttle system, the model...
Vari-Form provides rear suspension trailing arms to Volkswagen
- Feb 2, 2017
- News Release
Livonia, Mich.-based Vari-Form has announced that it is producing right and left trailing arms for the rear suspension system of the Volkswagen Golf A7 using pressure-sequence hydroforming technology. The trailing arms, hydroformed from closed-section tube, maintain inherent strength while...
Vari-Form load beam assembly meets requirements for 2017 Chrysler Pacifica
- Nov 3, 2016
- News Release
Livonia, Mich.-based Vari-Form has designed and manufactured the front-end load beam assembly for the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica®, a minivan re-engineered from the ground up and built on a new platform. “Very tight packaging was one of the challenges we faced on this technically advanced van,”...
Mills Products adds staff to engineering department
- Oct 31, 2016
- News Release
Athens, Tenn.-based Mills Products Inc., a contract manufacturer producing hydroformed, roll formed, and tube stamped metal parts for OEMs and suppliers in the appliance and automotive industries, has added two employees to its engineering department. Jason Watson joins the company as a quality...
Roof structure system by Vari-Form saves weight on 2016 Nissan Titan
- Aug 8, 2016
- News Release
Vari-Form, Livonia, Mich., has designed and produced a hydroformed steel roof structure for the 2016 Nissan Titan® pickup as part of the company’s Hydroform-Intensive Body Structures (HIBS) strategy. According to Vari-Form, the part helped Nissan meet its targets for roof strength and crash...
Software offers springback compensation in tube hydroforming
- Feb 8, 2016
- Product Release
AutoForm Engineering GmbH offers AutoForm Hydro 2016 software for rapid tool design for tube hydroforming processes and simulation of these processes. It includes new functionalities for springback compensation after bending and hydroforming operations. The bending compensation is achieved...
Mills Products earns Inventor’s Award for hydroformed heavy truck handle
- Jan 6, 2016
- News Release
Metal fabricator Mills Products, Athens, Tenn., has won the 2015 Paccar Inventor’s Award for a hydroformed stainless steel truck handle. The grab handle competed against submissions from Paccar’s global staff of 22,000 in the annual competition to identify the most inventive project of the...
Deep-draw hydroforming presses updated with integrated tool change
- Nov 18, 2015
- Product Release
Beckwood Press Co. has introduced the 20-10-10BD, 25-10-12BD, and 32-10-12BD deep-draw hydroforming presses. Updates to the pressure-containment system have resulted in improved cycle times while maintaining the company’s “infinite life” structural standards. In addition, each deep-draw...
Beckwood to supply deep-draw sheet hydroforming press to LLNL
- Sep 21, 2015
- News Release
Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, will manufacture a Triform 20-10-10BD deep-draw sheet hydroforming press for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, Calif., an R&D institution for science and technology applied to national security. The press will accommodate a 20-in. maximum...
Vari-Form joins Crowne Group LLC
- Aug 4, 2015
- News Release
Vari-Form, Troy, Mich., a manufacturer of lightweight, hydroformed automotive parts, has announced that the company has been acquired by Cleveland-based Crowne Group LLC. Vari-Form has three manufacturing locations in North America, a technical center in Strathroy, Ont., Canada, and a nonunion...
Deep-draw sheet hydroformer offers cycle times less than 30 sec.
- Jun 25, 2015
- Product Release
Beckwood has introduced the Triform 20-10-10BD, a 10,000-PSI, deep-draw sheet hydroforming press. It features a 20-in.-dia. maximum blank size and 10-in. draw depth capacity. With cycle times of less than 30 sec. and a quick tool change system, the compact press allows manufacturers to form...
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