Hydrofoming dies have to meet extreme demands. As a result of the forming pressures of up to 43,500 psi on the inside of the two-part die cavity, large forces are generated in each of the two die halves as well as between upper and lower die. These forces lead to complex elastic stresses in the dies.
By means of linear Finite Element Method analysis (FEM) of the complete die, critical areas can be recognized early on and considered during the design phase. In addition, the simulation provides information about the kind of material that should be used. In this way it is possible to ensure the required service life of the dies and to offer customers a design that is optimized in terms of both weight and cost.
As a rule, hardened, contoured inserts are used for high volume production. Availability of all the basic engineering capabilities and processing machines necessary for component development, die design, manufacturing, and start-up means that we can complete projects in the shortest possible time.