ACB Aries Alliance Company

Metal forming specialists for the aerospace industry.

ACB Aries Alliance specialists in Sheet Stretch forming and Linear friction welding

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 many advanced solutions for aerospace including

SHEET STRETCH FORMING
ELASTO FORMING
SUPER PLASTIC FORMING
LINEAR FRICTION WELDING

    SHEET STRETCH FORMING:

    Sheet stretch forming for aerospace sector by ACB presses

    Large aluminium forming solutions for aerospace. 

    STRETCH FORMING ALLOWS THE MANUFACTURE OF LARGE ALUMINIUM PARTS WITH LOWER TOOLING COSTS AS ONLY A SINGLE RUN IS REQUIRED TO FORM THE PART ON A SINGLE DIE.

    • Improved performance & quality of shaped metal parts

    • Improved finished-product performance

    • Improved production speed, efficiency and parts repeatability

    ELASTO FORMING:

    Elasto Forming for aluminium aerospace components by ACB presses

    High manufacturing flexibility for aerospace.

    ELASTOFORMING IS AN ECONOMICAL AND HIGH PRODUCTIVITY FORMING TECHNIQUE TO STAMP MEDIUM AND SMALL BATCHES OF SHALLOW PARTS PRODUCTION.

    • 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:

    Super Plastic Forming for aerospace with ACB presses

    Superplastic forming is used for production of complex aircraft parts

    SUPER PLASTIC FORMING IS 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

    LINEAR FRICTION WELDING:

    Linear Friction welding by ACB presses

    Reducing machining costs for the aerospace industry.

    LINEAR FRICTION WELDING IS A SOLID STATE WELDING AT FORGING TEMPERATURE WHERE THE HEAT IS GENERATED BY THE FRICTION.

    BENEFITS OF 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