Process chain

We provide Full service

As one of the best established hydroforming partners in Europe, we can offer a broad range of product and component sizes.
Tube diameters from 15 to 150 mm can be processes on 10 hydroforming presses with clamping forces of 5.000 to 50.000 kN.
Salzgitter Hydroforming can offer components to its customers that are ready for assembly.
Therefore a wide range of up and down stream processes is available.

BENDING

various bending technologies

PROCUREMENT AND PREPARATION OF
SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS
WASHING AND FINISHING
HOLE PUNCHING / CUTTING
MECHANICAL FORMING

on conventional presses

Product Example
HEAT TREATMENT

in continuous annealing furnaces;
thermal treatment expertise
for a variety of materials

complex 3D LASER CUTTING
ON REQUEST

completed by surface
processing

TUBE-END FINISHING /
FORMING
ADVANTAGES OF
HYDROFORMED PARTS
HIGH ACCURACY OF SHAPE AND REPEATABILITY
HIGH WORK HARDENING RATE
VERY HIGH FORMING DEGREES
UTILIZATION OF THE SMALLEST AVAILABLE SPACES
HIGH STIFFNESS
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LOW WEIGHT
MINIMUM WALL THICKNESSES
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EXTREMELY TIGHT BEND RADII
OPTIMAL FUNCTION INTEGRATION
STREAMLINED SHAPES
HIGH SURFACE QUALITY