Flowforming beats spinning, casting, machining & other forming methods | PMF Ind. | Williamsport, PA

Flowforming... a different process that you can see at the Design-2-Part shows. www.d2p.com
Flowforming is PRECISION METAL FORMING
As the world’s premier flowforming manufacturer, PMF can produce component shapes beyond the means of conventional metal forming at a more economical price. With an extensive range of processes they can make more than just traditional cones and cylinders; they form one-piece component shapes which nobody else can. And with all those processes under one roof, they can take you from design through to the finished product. One set of hands. One-piece construction. Endless possibilities.
FlowformingPlus™
powerful assortment of custom flowforming, metal-working solutions, from concept to final product, that have very tangible benefits for our customers.
Benefit: Seamless Construction
They can produce a seamless component with varying contours and wall thicknesses, resulting in parts with no or few welds, thus reducing welding and related testing costs and the need to maintain inventories of different components.
Benefit: Complete Assemblies
They have the ability to use any of their processes in combination to produce complex parts with weldments, multiple assembly operations, or sophisticated machining or EDM work.
Benefit: Precise Control of Material Thickness
The wall thickness is controlled very precisely. As a result, a uniform wall thickness can be produced, or one that varies precisely along the length of the part. In addition, the material is only displaced and not removed, in the metal forming process.
These facts allow the engineer to use less material where it is not required while at the same time maintaining material thickness where more material is needed for strength or other purposes such as forming flanges or joining other components by welding.
Benefit: Lower Cost
Lower Cost
Flowforming enables the one-piece construction of assemblies and saves money in material, inventory, tooling, and assembly. This metal forming process enables PMF to manufacture finished parts using less material, and therefore, it is cost-effective.
One piece construction also eliminates the need for non-destructive testing which is typical in welded parts.
Benefit: Less Weight
Less Weight
Flowforming eliminates the need for thicker materials that would otherwise be required if the part was welded. Increased mechanical properties due to cold working reduce the need for thicker cross section areas in high stress areas.
Benefit: Accurate Profiles
Accuracy
Flowforming’s precision over the length of the component, through variable contours and wall thicknesses, controls tolerances to within the range of machined parts.
Components can be produced with diameters ranging from 0.75 to 48 inches, wall thicknesses from 0.015 to 0.50 inch, and lengths up to several feet. The feasibility and accuracy of these dimensions depend on the combination of material, wall thickness, length and diameter.
PMF Industries, Inc.
Precision Metal Forming
P.O. Box 3186 - 2601 Reach Road
Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701
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