The hydroforming process was developed in the early 1950's. Today, hydroforming is widely used in the automotive, aerospace, defense and medical industries. Hydroforming's niche is low to medium quantity production requirements subject to design flexibility. The Hydroform process has a unique and flexible process allowing the following advantages.

• Short Lead Times
• Simple and Inexpensive Tooling
• Dimensional Consistency and Quality

MuShield's hydroforming equipment enables the manufacture of precision sheet metal parts from the following alloys.

• Carbon Steel
• Stainless Steel
• Heat Resistant Alloys
• Non Ferrous Alloys
• Controlled Expansion Alloys
• Glass Sealing Alloys
• High Strength Super Alloys

Further advantages of MuShield's hydroforming process include cost savings when secondary operations are required. Secondary operations such as laser machining, CNC machining or stamping can realize cost savings due to the hydroformed component's dimensional consistency. Additionally, the outside surfaces of typical hydroformed parts experience no "metal to metal" contact. The original surface condition is maintained. Hydroforming also permits vinyl clad material to be utilized protecting polished sheet stock from marring.

The MuShield Advantage is one of experience, knowledge and customer-centric practices. Our extensive engineering experience allows us to contribute to the design process if required. Our experience can help determine which materials and manufacturing methods will be most efficient and of highest quality.

MuShield's production and quality engineering teams' ability to monitor and ensure control over every aspect of a production order, whether large or small continues to be done entirely in-house. Less handling of mission critical parts and all operations under one roof also saves MuShield's clients money and provides worry-free manufacturing and ordering. MuShield is an ISO 9000-2008 company.

Hydroforming process benefits are:

• Great design and shape flexibility.
• Short lead times for dimensionally challenging parts.
• Reduces the need for multiple annealing operations.
• Eliminates additional tooling costs if various thicknesses are required.
• Ability to use different metals with the same tooling.
• Shallow or Deep drawn parts, simple to complicated contours are not a problem.
• Saving time and money on secondary machining operations.
• Uniform exterior finish.

If you produce parts with other methods and seek competitive quotes, call, email or use the contact form for an engineering consultation. Perhaps hydroforming is right for you. The cost savings over the project lifetime may be the difference between winning and losing your next proposal

Call, email or use the contact form today.