Group Rhodes, one of the UK’s largest original equipment manufacturers, has been granted patents in Europe and China for its Superplastic Forming (SPF) and Diffusion Bonding (DB) technology.
This technology, which is used in the production of large, complex components involves the diffusion bonding of multiple layers of titanium sheet at selected points, which can then be superplastically formed using inert (argon) gas to inflate the sheets into the shape of a hollow die. This process is extremely temperature and pressure sensitive and…
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