Corus has successfully developed an electric resistance-welded aluminium tube which is suitable for hydroforming, offering lightweight design and performance benefits for vehicle manufacturers. The ...

Lightweight vehicles are big news in the automotive industry at the moment, following the launch of the ultralight steel. Lighter vehicles offer the benefits of materials and energy savings, and so ...

Determination of forming limit of tubes can be difficult when it involves many process related variables and the use of costly hydroforming equipment. Therefore, the industry currently relies on sheet ...

The explosive growth in hydroforming by auto parts makers in Canada has had an unintended but welcome side effect -- the revival of steel tube making in this country. "The tubing industry, five, six, ...

The new Lancia Thesis features the first-ever volume application of hydroformed engine cradles made from laser-welded tubing. Corus Hyfo is supplying the tube. Tower Automotive is hydroforming it.