Explosive Forming Sheet Metal

On the other hand it is unavoidably an individual job production process producing one product at a time and with a long setup time.

Explosive forming sheet metal. Since the forming of the metal occurs so quickly desirable materials for herf will be ductile at high deformation speeds. Specializing in hand forming and check straightening bringing over 75 years of accumulated management forming and fabrication experience in the aerospace industry. One advantage of explosive forming is the ability to use the finished metal in an annealed treated condition before the forming operation. A a aerospace specializes in precision machining sheet metal hand forming check straightening and deburring of aircraft.

A a aerospace forming and fabrication corp. Explosive forming is an ideal process for producing low volumes of very large metal part with low tooling costs. High energy rate forming is the forming of sheet metal by a high energy surge delivered over a very short time. We produce high quality parts and components to specification for a variety of applications for industry professionals.

It can be used on materials for which a press setup would be prohibitively large or require an unreasonably high pressure and is generally much cheaper than building a large enough and sufficiently high pressure press. Explosive forming is a metalworking technique in which an explosive charge is used instead of a punch or press. An explosive releases its energy instantly so that an extremely high pressure with short duration occurs at the instance of explosion. Detonation of the explosive forces the workpiece to assume the shape of the tool.

An explosive forming is one of the techniques to form a metal plate using high shock pressure from the explosion. Explosives can deliver a huge amount of power. Sometimes called explosive hydroforming a workpiece and explosive is placed in a tank of water. Hamilton metalcraft is a precision sheet metal fabricator and problem solver.

The underwater shock wave travels downstream and then it hits the metal plate to be formed.