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At PVI Hydroforming in Vansbro, Sweden, aerospace hydroforming builds on our core expertise in tube and sheet hydroforming, in-house tooling, 3D laser cutting and laser welding. We use water-based pressure systems, integrated simulation and coordinate-measuring machines to deliver lightweight, precise and repeatable components, backed by ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 certifications and serial deliveries to OEMs and Tier-1 plants across Europe and North America.
For us, aerospace hydroforming is a natural extension of the hydroformed pipes, profiles, and sheets we already supply to automotive and industrial customers. By shaping metal tubes or sheets against a die with controlled fluid pressure, we produce lightweight yet rigid parts in a single operation, without weld seams in the hydroformed geometry and with dimensional control down to ±0.05 mm. This combination of strength, accuracy and material efficiency is exactly what demanding sectors such as automotive, industrial equipment and aerospace look for in structural components.
Because aerospace hydroforming projects often involve complex geometries, our engineers rely on finite-element simulation and in-house tooling design to validate feasibility before production. All hydroforming is simulated with material specifications in place, so forming behavior, wall-thickness distribution and spring-back are understood before the first blank is cut.
Aerospace hydroforming at PVI is supported by a complete in-house flow: hydroforming presses, multi-axis 3D laser cutting, precision welding cells and climate-controlled CMM inspection all operate under one 5 500 m² roof. We design and manufacture every die in our own tool shop, which keeps quotation-to-production lead times short and safeguards know-how and intellectual property.
Our aerospace hydroforming capability uses the same water-based technology that gives us ±0.05 mm dimensional accuracy in steel, aluminium and copper, and is equally suited to titanium. Whether the component is carbon steel, stainless, aluminium, copper or titanium, we have proven hydroforming parameters and press capacities up to 3 000 × 1 500 mm. Automotive-grade quality systems – ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 – are coupled with 3-axis and 5-axis coordinate-measuring machines to keep every batch within specification for safety-critical programs.
Laser welding is described in our process portfolio as the most useful in sectors where precision and efficiency are the biggest driving factors, in particular automotive, aerospace, and electronics. When we hydroform titanium, vision-guided laser welding safeguards accuracy for automotive, industrial and aerospace requirements. In practice, this means the same integrated hydroforming, laser cutting, and welding flow that supports our high-volume automotive, and industrial customers can also be configured for aerospace hydroforming applications.
Hydroforming lowers scrap rates and material weight, which in turn reduces CO₂ per produced vehicle, and the same material efficiency benefits apply when aerospace hydroforming is used for lightweight structures. An ISO 14001 framework helps us monitor energy, coolant and water consumption as part of daily continuous improvement work on the shop floor.
PVI Hydroforming operates as part of PVI Industries, with industrial manufacturing roots dating back to 1899 and hydroforming machines that were invented, designed and assembled in-house before being taken into production in 2006. Today we employ around 50 specialists, with a production area of 5 500 square meters in Vansbro and high-volume deliveries to several larger automotive and industrial companies in Europe and North America. That experience gives aerospace hydroforming customers confidence that we can move quickly from prototype to serial supply.
If you are exploring aerospace hydroforming for a new component or redesign, we invite you to send a 3D model or concept sketch to our team. We will analyze your CAD files, run the necessary forming simulations, and propose an optimal route to series production, from tube or sheet hydroforming through 3D laser cutting and laser welding to final CMM inspection. With aerospace hydroforming built on proven processes, integrated tooling and certified quality systems, PVI Hydroforming is ready to support your next high-performance project.
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