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 many advanced solutions for aerospace including
SHEET STRETCH FORMING
ELASTO FORMING
SUPER PLASTIC FORMING
LINEAR FRICTION WELDING
SHEET STRETCH FORMING:

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.
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Improved performance & quality of shaped metal parts
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Improved finished-product performance
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Improved production speed, efficiency and parts repeatability
ELASTO FORMING:

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:

Superplastic forming is used for production of complex aircraft parts
- 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:

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