Quintus Technologies has supplied high-pressure rubber diaphragm presses to the world’s major aircraft manufacturers for decades, such as Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Embraer, Alenia, British Aerospace, Aerospatial, EADS, Cessna, China Aviation, Mitsubishi, Kale Pratt & Whitney, Daber-Socata and many more.

The availability of ultra-high forming pressures greatly increases the range of sheet metal parts that can be formed economically. The final shape can be achieved in fewer steps and with less manual correction. Also, heavy gauge and difficult materials can be formed into complex shapes with close tolerances. Trimming can be included in the press cycle.

Flexform is ideal for:

• Structural items and skin panels, from small shallow parts to large deep parts, in aluminum alloys, stainless steel and titanium.
• Engine components, including deep drawn parts, in high-strength, heat-resistant materials.

“We make hard-to-manufacture sheet metal aerospace components and assemblies from a broad variety of materials. The Quintus press will enable us to produce very complex, high profile parts that require a deep draw function. A reflection of our commitment to relentless, continuous operational improvement, it is expected to help achieve our ambitious production goals spurred by the current growth in the jet engine arena. ”

Mr. Allen Roy, Engineering Manager, Whitcraft 

Reference Case – Whitcraft Group

Whitcraft Group Gears Up for Aerospace Growth with Quintus Hydroform Press. Press eliminates forming operations, intermediate heat treatments, and operator dependencies, cutting manufacturing lead times by half. Thirteen months after being tapped to supply $234 million in parts and assemblies for Pratt & Whitney’s next-gen geared turbofan engines, Connecticut’s Whitcraft Group inaugurated a brand-new Quintus hydroform deep-draw press at its Eastford sheet metal facility.