Automotive, HVAC, off road, and aerospace. Four decades of forming parts for these markets means we know the failure modes before you hit them.
The forming process is the same everywhere. What changes is what the part has to survive, and that is what drives the tooling. An automotive fuel line and an off road hydraulic line can be the same diameter and need entirely different tools, because one is fighting cycle time in a plant running millions of parts and the other is fighting vibration and pressure cycling in a machine that lives outdoors.
That is why we ask about the application before we talk about the machine. Knowing where a part fails in service tells us more about how to form it than the print does.
The deepest experience we have, across tiered suppliers and original equipment manufacturers. Engine and transmission oil cooler lines, brake lines, fuel lines, fuel filler tubes, seat products, and air conditioning lines. This market runs on SAE standards, so SAE J2044 quick connects, SAE J1453 O-Ring Face Seal, and SAE J533 flares are routine work for us. High volume means cycle time and repeatability decide the machine, which is where our electric servo series earns its place.
Refrigerant lines and coil tube, largely in copper and other non-ferrous material. Soft material forms easily and marks easily, so the tooling has to grip without scoring the sealing surface. Joint integrity is the whole ballgame here, because a formed connection that leaks refrigerant is a warranty claim rather than a rework.
Hydraulic and fuel lines built for vibration, contamination, and duty cycles that do not forgive a weak joint. Heavier wall and larger diameter work sits at the upper end of our range, which is where our 1300 and 1600 Series come in. Formed connections beat welded fittings in this market for the same reason they beat them everywhere: one less part and one less thing to fail in the field.
Tube assemblies where the endform has to hold under pressure and the process has to be documented as tightly as the part. Aerospace work is driven by precision and traceability rather than a different forming method, so it typically means capability studies, tighter tolerance control, and material work in stainless. Program requirements are reviewed case by case, and we will tell you plainly what we can and cannot meet.
The market changes. These do not.
A dedicated applications team looks at your part before anyone quotes a machine. That is the difference between buying equipment and solving a forming problem, and it is why customers in four very different industries end up at the same supplier.
For more than 40 years, manufacturers have trusted us to design, build, and program tube forming equipment in house. From complexity to confidence, we stay with you across the entire life of your equipment.
Step 1: Process Evaluation We review your prints, processes, and parts, establish the best process for the part, review it with you, and quote it.
Step 2: Design and Build We design the concept, review it with you, and design the tooling package around it.
Step 3: Development A dedicated development technician modifies the tooling to your specifications, with tooling runoff in house, a five-piece tryout with samples submitted for approval, and capability studies available on request.
Step 4: Build to Print Parts produced to your print, with machining handled inside our own group, delivered ready to run.
Step 5: Production Support Uptime recommendations, downtime support, tooling troubleshooting, spare parts and tooling, machine maintenance, and refurbishment and modernization.
Step 6: Finished Part Supply Short run production, overage runs, emergency capacity, and long term supply contracts.
Send us the part, the material, and where it goes in service, and we will tell you how we would form it. No pressure and no obligation. It is how we get you from complexity to confidence.
Automotive, HVAC, off road, and aerospace are the four where we have formed the most parts. Within those we work with tiered suppliers, original equipment manufacturers, and contract manufacturers, and our equipment also runs in adjacent markets including filtering, construction products, and electrical distribution.
It changes the constraints rather than the machine directly. Automotive tends to drive cycle time and repeatability, HVAC drives joint integrity on soft materials, off road drives wall thickness and diameter, and aerospace drives documentation and precision. Those constraints then point to a series.
Engine and transmission oil cooler lines, brake lines, fuel lines, fuel filler tubes, seat products, and air conditioning lines. Common endforms in that market include SAE J2044 quick connects, SAE J1453 O-Ring Face Seal, and SAE J533 flares.
Yes. We form ferrous and non-ferrous metal and plastic tube, including copper and brass. Softer materials change how the tooling has to grip and how the material flows, which is why we develop the tooling around your specific material rather than reusing a generic tool.
Duty cycle and environment. Off road hydraulic and fuel lines see vibration, contamination, and pressure cycling that punish a marginal joint, which usually means heavier wall and larger diameter work at the upper end of our range.
Yes. Aerospace work is driven by precision and documentation, so it typically involves capability studies and tighter tolerance control rather than a different forming process. Program specific requirements are reviewed case by case, so tell us what your program calls for and we will tell you plainly whether we can meet it.
Often, yes, and it is the change that pays for itself fastest. Forming the feature into the tube removes a separate fitting, the weld that attached it, and the leak path that came with it. Send us the assembly and we will tell you whether forming is realistic.
Almost certainly. Tube forming is defined by the part, the material, and the endform rather than the market it ships into. If you are forming tube between 3/8 inch and 3 inches, the conversation is worth having.
