Pipe and tube bending is known to be a less expensive method in the metal and plastic industry, compared to welding materials to join components together. It is the process of permanently shaping ...

For auto-body structures, thin walled hydroformed and laser beam welded hollow steel sheet sections are recommended as a replacement for mainly spot-welded box-shape components. Such components have ...

The aim of this study is to develop an analytical solution to the deformation profile of hydroforming pre-bend process, which will be in turn fed into finite element simulation code for subsequent ...