
CAFE Standards to Increase Fuel Savings
CAFE standard is not a recipe for an espresso macchiato - even if that is your favorite drink. It is, however, the industry standard for keeping your espresso macchiato affordable by producing lighter ...

Metal Stamping: What to Expect from a Provider
In terms of metal stamping, for many suppliers, a statement that seems to be used most often when describing the service is one that usually involves savings in some way. An obvious selling point that ...

CAFE standards 2014: How Hydroforming Can Help
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards were first enacted in by Congress in 1975, following the Arab Oil Embargo, as a way to improve the average fuel economy of the cars and light trucks -- ...

American Hydroformers, Inc. tube hydroforming process to be Featured on “How It’s Made”
American Hydroformers, in conjunction with the film crew from the Discovery Channel’s popular “How It’s Made” television program, recently wrapped up filming a segment at their Fort Wayne, Indiana fac ...

Tube Hydroforming Continues to Pioneer in Auto Manufacturing
Tube hydroforming is continuing to be the lead manufacturer in parts for the automobile and bicycling industry, and it appears as if newly designed models for the 2015 line won't be any different ...

5 Reasons Why Tube Hydroforming is the Future
Though it is a relative newcomer, when compared side-by-side with the conventional process of stamping, tube hydroforming is quickly becoming a formidable technique for the automotive industry's vario ...

History and Processes of Tube Hydroforming
Hydroforming has been one of the most cost effective methods of forming and shaping metals for decades. Several variations of hydroforming methods have come about over the years, each serving a differ ...

Tube Hydroforming Is the Future for the Automobile Industry
With a growing demand for light-weight materials that still support variable weight-distribution, tube hydroforming is becoming a leader in the automobile manufacturing industry. Tube hydro ...

Hydroforming Prototyping
If there was one aspect about engineering that hydroforming could benefit, it would be the prototype process. However, the act of producing hydroformed products that are more easily testable than a li ...

7 Benefits of Hydroforming
A cost-effective way of forming certain metals into strong lightweight structures is by hydroforming. This can be done with aluminum, brass, low alloy steels and stainless steel. Starting with a blan ...