Forming sheet metal is one of the most critical processes in fabricating and manufacturing parts and components. In sheet metal forming, metals are reshaped in their solid state while they are still ...

Deformation processes transform solid materials from one shape into another. The initial shape is usually simple (e.g., a billet or sheet blank) and is plastically deformed between tools, or dies, to ...

Roll forming is a continuous cold‐forming technique in which a steel strip is progressively bent by a succession of paired rolls to achieve a predefined cross‐section. Owing to its ability to produce ...

Short cycle times and automated methods are key to meeting the high production rates being sought for the next generation of narrowbody commercial aircraft, advanced air mobility (AAM), unmanned ...

This is part two of a seven-part series about preforming. For more on this series, click the links below: part one, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven. Also, don’t miss the printed ...

Tube end forming machines are used to perform various operations on the end of a tube to finish it for its desired application or use. The operations performed by tube end forming machines may include ...

Plate forming services cut, roll, form, and weld metal plates that are typically thicker than 3/16 in. They provide finished products by cutting, punching, bending, shaping or welding pre-fabricated ...

What causes failure in dies and tooling? It’s a function of tool material selection, one expert advised. Metal forming is critical to industrial operations supplying automotive parts and structural ...

Partnering with a metal forming professional provides aerospace manufacturers with the specialized equipment and expertise required to customize the process. Within Canadian aerospace manufacturing, a ...