Flowforming Case Study 1: Aerospace
Background Information
Application: Flowforming for Aerospace Applications
Part: Auxiliary Power Unit Housing
Material Formed: Inconel 625 (Considered difficult to form)
Before: Customer Requirements
- Critical Structure
- Weight reduction important
- Expensive material
- Multiple thickness requirements in the same part
- Tight ID tolerances for wall thickness, roundness and straightness
After: PMF Improvements
- Design and engineering assistance at an early stage of the process resulted in a more accurate, economical and efficient part than would have been possible using other methods.
- Flowforming allows the part to be made from a one-piece form with minimal additional operations required.
