Fundamentals of Hydroforming

Covers fundamentals of both tube hydroforming and sheet metal hydroforming, with comprehensive guidelines for product design, material selection, computer simulation of the hydroforming process and tool design. This work also outlines assembly techniques, considerations of holes and slots, and types of hydroforming equipment. This book is a readable overview and design guidelines for the increasingly preferred manufacturing process. You can learn how to successfully implement hydroforming, the manufacturing process that brings together low cost, low mass, improved structural performance and improved quality. Fundamentals of Hydroforming covers fundamentals of both tube hydroforming (the most common) and sheet metal hydroforming, with comprehensive guidelines for product design, material selection, computer simulation of the hydroforming process and tool design. It also outlines assembly techniques, considerations of holes and slots, and types of hydroforming equipment. Fundamentals of Hydroforming provides product designers, manufacturing engineers and process engineers a wide range of technical information in one concise, easy to follow source.