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Minimizing Secondary Finishing Operations With Hydroforming
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When considering the numerous options available for working with metal, many companies choose the beneficial and cost effective process hydroforming. Originally developed around 1950, hydroforming is ideal for shaping many types of ductile metals, including brass, aluminum, stainless and low alloy steels. It holds a number of benefits when compared to similar work processes, especially when considering cost, precision, and efficient operation. One area where hydroforming especially excels is its role in minimizing secondary finishing operations. -
Hand Spinning vs. CNC Spinning: Two Sides of the Coin
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Metal Spinning (or spin forming) is a process where a tube or a disc of metal is rotated at high speed and transformed into an axially symmetrical object. Metal spinning is usually performed on a vertical or horizontal lathe using CNC controls or hand processing. So, by its very nature, metal spinning is an example of a technology that has spanned a timeframe stretching from the days of hand-tooled craftwork to the modern computer era. How do the two techniques compare, and how do they complement one another? Good questions. Let’s take a look. -
The Advantages of Metal Spinning
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Why Hydroforming? We’ve Got Your Answers.
Leave a CommentLots of different types of machining methods are familiar to manufacturers. Even if you don’t deal with all of them or maintain a factory full of every machine that’s out there, you can probably rattle off quite a few different types: CNC machines, EDM, waterjet cutting, and so on. Of course, for us atChina Exotic Alloy Screws, one type invariably comes to mind first: metal hydroforming.
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Helander’s Fabtech Canada 2012 Preview
Leave a CommentOne Fabtech show in a year is quite an event. But all the metalworking expo action isn’t in Chicago. This year’s Fabtech Canada 2012 expo, happening in Toronto from March 20 – 22nd, 2012, promises to be just as exciting and informative as its stateside counterpart. We found the January show to be overwhelmingly helpful, and won’t be attending Fabtech Canada this year. We will, however, point you in the direction of some of the most promising panels and events at the conference.
When considering the numerous options available for working with metal, many companies choose the beneficial and cost effective process hydroforming. Originally developed around 1950, hydroforming is ideal for shaping many types of ductile metals, including brass, aluminum, stainless and low alloy steels. It holds a number of benefits when compared to similar work processes, especially when considering cost, precision, and efficient operation. One area where hydroforming especially excels is its role in minimizing secondary finishing operations.
Metal Spinning (or spin forming) is a process where a tube or a disc of metal is rotated at high speed and transformed into an axially symmetrical object.