Background Information
Application: Flowforming and Metal Forming 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.