How to reduce Part Costs and save Weight Hydroforming - an Alternative Manufacturing Process

2001-01-3400

10/01/2001

Event
Automotive and Transportation Technology Congress and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
The first objective of this paper is to briefly introduce hydroforming technology. The hydroforming process itself as well as the benefits and possibilities of hydroforming will be shown in the paper. Typical benefits and the different applications of hydroforming in the automotive industry will be presented.
Hydroforming is an increasing manufacturing technology that offers many possibilities for part cost savings. The second objective of this paper is to demonstrate some of the important factors like part design and equipment design determining the hydroforming part costs.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-3400
Pages
7
Citation
Strauch, A., and Lücke, H., "How to reduce Part Costs and save Weight Hydroforming - an Alternative Manufacturing Process," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-3400, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-3400.
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Published
Oct 1, 2001
Product Code
2001-01-3400
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English