ACB Aries Alliance Company

Metal forming specialists for the aerospace industry.

ACB Aries Alliance has over 70 years experience in the design & manufacture of stand alone & turnkey forming solutions.

ACB's experience and know-how make them specialists in

SHEET STRETCH FORMING
ELASTO FORMING
SUPER PLASTIC FORMING
LINEAR FRICTION WELDING

SHEET STRETCH FORMING:

• Improved performance & quality of shaped metal parts

• Improved finished-product performance

• Improved production speed, efficiency and parts repeatability

• Greater part design flexibility

• Reduced scrap rates

• Reduced tooling costs

ELASTO FORMING:

• Excellent alternative for low to medium production runs
• Performed using high pressure
• Several parts formed simultaneously during the same cycle
• Low production costs

SUPER PLASTIC FORMING:

• Used for shaping or sizing material which is impossible to form cold
• Consists of Hot forming titanium or Aluminium superplastic alloys
• Using inert gas pressure, this takes advantage of the metals' strong elongation capabilities
• The process can be associated with diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) to obtain complex parts
• Parts and tools are uploaded by a shuttle

LINEAR FRICTION WELDING:

• Solid state welding at forging temperature
• The heat is generated by the linear friction
• Near net shape manufacturing improves buy-to-fly ratio and reduces machining costs.

For UK or EIRE enquiries relating to ACB Aries Alliance presses, Stretch forming,Super plastic forming, Elasto forming or Linear Friction Welding please contact MikeB@M-TechUK.com