Aerospace Tools Sheet Metal Forming

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Aerospace tools sheet metal forming.

Welcome to aircraft tool supply company. Any bend formed on a. Unlike most suppliers we have the in house machinery to stretch large pieces of aluminum up to 40 feet long. Aircraft technician relies on a wide variety of powered and hand operated tools to precisely bend and fold sheet metal to achieve the perfect shape.

Forming sheet metal requires a variety of tools and equipment both powered and manual. Sheet stretch forming sheet stretch forming is a fast economical and accurate way to form a large panel from a metal sheet. We support all metal forming fabrication including hot stamping of inconel stainless steel aluminum and titanium. We have an on site foundry that allows us to support rapid developmental projects with prototype tooling and simulations followed by full production tooling and components.

The process consists in stretching the sheet in its plastic area and wrap it on a tool. Transverse sheet stretch forming press fet t up to 12 independently controlled axes allow for. We can ship to anywhere in the united states or to. The process involves stretching the sheet to a calculated yield point and forming it over a tool.

Process simulation gives the expected kinematic and optimizes springback. Forming at room temperature is known as cold forming. Types of shrinking and stretching tools used for aircraft metal structural repair. We have capabilities to form everything from small break clips or wing panels all the way up to deep drawn exhaust cones and business jet fuselage skins.

To fabricate sheet metal components our fabrication specialists use the water jet break press hot forming cold forming and hydro forming. Today quintus technologies is the leading fluid cell press supplier to the aerospace airframe industry with more than 150 flexform systems in operation at major aircraft and airframe metal fabrication manufacturers worldwide including airbus boeing bombardier cessna embraer alenia british aerospace aerospatial eads china aviation and mitsubishi. Shop in our online store for rivet guns riveting kits sheet metal tools inspection equipment aircraft engine tools and other specialty aircraft tools.