Explosive Hydro-Forming

Explosive hydro-forming has been an accepted metal-forming technique for nearly decades. It’s used in a wide variety of applications in the automotive, aerospace, and maritime industries. Qnnect has extensive experience in using this technique to form a range of metals. Typical forming projects yield very close tolerances and very high degrees of repeatability.

The explosive hydro-forming process can offer significant cost savings on short-run parts because, often, it only requires a one-sided tooling die. During the explosive hydro-forming process, the water slug applies force evenly over the surface of the work piece, as it forms into the cavity of the forming die.

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Explosive Forming Benefits

Explosive hydro-forming can also efficiently form larger parts. Since the power generation comes from an explosive charge, you don’t need larger machinery to form large parts, you simply apply a larger charge.

Explosive hydro-forming delivers many benefits. It generally involves lower tooling costs and uses stamping type applications which only require a one-sided tooling die. Explosive energy can be transmitted differently across the part, in order to concentrate force onto specific forming features. It has a large size capability and is suited to difficult configurations.

Explosively-formed parts can range up to 6 feet and have very few limitations. Explosive-forming can simulate many aspects of all other conventional forming methods, without their respective limitations.