9 June, 2015

Aerospace Hydroforming Sheet metal forming

AgustaWestland expands capacity of Poland facility with Quintus Flexform press

High-pressure fluid cell press cuts labor costs, eliminates sheet-metal fabrication steps at PZL-Świdnik

AgustaWestland, a leader in vertical flight innovation, will install a Flexform™ fluid cell press from Avure Technologies at PZL-Świdnik, its helicopter factory in Świdnik, Poland. The Avure model QFC 0.7x1.8-800 press, featuring a forming area of 0.7x1.8 meters (27.5x72 inches), will provide a production capacity of several hundred thousand sheet metal parts per year.