Machines for Hydroforming
The following tables list important machine property value ranges. Ranges are listed below for those processes in the Hydroforming process group that support a choice of machines:
Offline Blanking
Property | Low End | High End |
Press Force (kN) | 658.00 | 10,000.00 |
Press Table Length (mm) | 703.00 | 5,181.60 |
Press Table Width (mm) | 609.60 | 2,590.80 |
Shut Height (mm) | 330.00 | 1,372.00 |
Hydroform
Property | Low End | High End |
Max Pressure (N/mm2) | 68.90 | 140.00 |
Lower Punch Force (kN) | 3786.33 | 314,666.67 |
Forming Area Length (mm) | 957.50 | 3770.00 |
Forming Area Width (mm) | 425.00 | 1800.00 |
Forming Area Diameter (mm) | 304.80 | 1066.00 |
Max Draw Depth (mm) | 139.70 | 400.00 |
Note that a Hydroform machine with a rectangular tray has a value of 0 for the machine property Forming Area Dia. Similarly, a hydroforming machine with a circular tray has a value of 0 for both the machine properties Forming Area Length and Forming Area Width. You must follow this convention if you add new machines to a Hydroforming VPE.
Note also that the machine property
Lower Punch Force applies only to deep-draw hydroform machines (see
Machine Feasibility for Hydroform).