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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Lars Ingvarsson, Borlange, SE;
Lars Ingvarsson, Borlange, SE;
Ortic 3D AB, Borlange, SE;
Abstract
A production line for the manufacture of a product through hydroforming, having a decoiler () for unrolling a steel strip () from a coil (), a roll-forming unit () for folding the steel strip into a tube (), a welding unit () for welding together the edges of the steel strip, a hydroforming unit () having an openable mold () to receive the completed tube as the tube is being formed and welded, a cutting arrangement () for cutting off the completed product () that has been removed from the hydroforming unit, sealing arrangements (-) at two ends of the mold for sealing the tube, and a line () for the supply of pressure medium through one of the sealing arrangements for placing the tube under pressure. A method for manufacturing a product in such a line is also provided.