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Flexform™ Technology applied to the Automotive Industry

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Shaping the Automotive Industry with Flexform™

For decades, Quintus Technologies has supplied Flexform^™ solutions to major automotive manufacturers worldwide, including Ford, Daimler-Benz, Volvo, BMW, Rover, GAZ, and Saab.

As with the aerospace industry, Flexform^™ is used widely by automotive manufacturers for fast, low-cost prototyping, validating tools and parts, and saving valuable time in the new model development process.

And although auto making typically involves high volumes, there are segments of the industry where Flexform^™ is the preferred method for production parts. These include limited edition specialty cars, buses, trucks, commercial vehicles, and farm/construction equipment.

Formed components include fenders, doors, hoods, roof and floor panels, pillars, support beams, and similar items. Flexform^™ is considered economically viable for parts with production volumes up to some thousands of parts per year.

Quintus Automotive Prototyping and development parts

Automotive Manufacturing Solutions Magazine - Quintus Technologies

Read QUINTUS’ TECHNOLOGIES ARTICLE IN AMS JAN/FEB 2019:

Innovative Metal Forming Technique could Have a Significant Impact on Press Shops of the Future

From Aero to Auto
“One of the most flexible forming processes in the automotive industry, in the most literal sense of the term, is the Flexform technology from Swedish company Quintus Technologies, based in Västerås, around 100km west of the capital Stockholm. Instead of shaping sheet metal between two heavy machined steel dies, only one such hard die surface is employed with the other being replaced by a rubber diaphragm, which is then forced against the surface of the blank by hydraulic pressure.”

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Some of our Automotive customers:

Ford, Daimler-Benz, Volvo, BMW, Rover, and GAZ

The right press for your business

An example of a Quintus Metal Forming Rectangular Tray Press

Fluid Cell Presses

Rectangular Trays

Quintus offers a full line of standard models of Flexform™ Presses with rectangular trays dimensions up to 1.8 x 3.6 m (71 x 142 in) and pressures from 800 bar (11,600 psi) to 1,400 bar (20,000 psi). The cycle time is normally one to three minutes, depending on press size, formed parts and selected pressure.

An example of a Quintus Technologies Metal Forming Circular Tray Press

Fluid Cell Presses

Circular Trays

QFL presses are compact units with circular trays, designed for faster forming of smaller parts. Cycles average about one minute, with maximum pressure of 800 bar (11,600 psi). These presses are commonly used for off-loading and back-up for larger rectangular tray presses and for rapid forming of smaller parts.

An example of a Quintus Fluid Cell Deep Draw Press

Fluid Cell Presses

Deep Draw Presses

Quintus offers a line of standard deep-draw press models with forming area/diameter ranging from 560 mm / 22 inch to 1100 mm / 43.3 inch. Pressure ranges from 800 bar / 11,600 psi to 1,200 bar / 17,400 psi. The cycle time is depending on the tool size and the pressure level required, but normally range from some 30 seconds to two minutes.

Fluid Cell Presses

Flexcell™ Concept

The Flexcell™ concept minimizes the time for tooling changes and takes the time for new tool set-ups from hours to seconds. The concept substantially increases productivity, allowing fabrication of small production batches, when a wide variety of part shapes are required. The Flexcell™ concept also makes the handling of heavy tools easier, while taking away the manual feeding of parts, making this process safer and more efficient.

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Flexform™ Technology applied to the Automotive Industry

Shaping the Automotive Industry with Flexform™

Innovative Metal Forming Technique could Have a Significant Impact on Press Shops of the Future

Some of our Automotive customers:

Ford, Daimler-Benz, Volvo, BMW, Rover, and GAZ

The right press for your business

Fluid Cell Presses

Rectangular Trays

Fluid Cell Presses

Circular Trays

Fluid Cell Presses

Deep Draw Presses

Fluid Cell Presses

Flexcell™ Concept

Need help choosing the right press?

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Benefits and Applications for the Automotive Industry