Hot forming of high-strength metal alloys using Hot-Die-Forming for extreme lightweight construction – from small batches to mass production.
HoDforming GmbH
Düsseldorf (Erkrather Straße 401, 40231)New on Amplifa
About HoDforming
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, HoDforming GmbH develops, produces and distributes processes and products for the hot forming of metals. The core is the patented Hot-Die-Forming technology (HDF), in which tool and material are heated to the ideal forming temperature. This enables the economical forming of metal blanks, sheet metal and hollow bodies made of aluminium, steel, brass, titanium and other alloys with a melting point above 350 °C – from small batches to mass production. The focus is on ultra-high-strength metal alloys for extreme lightweight construction, in particular for the automotive industry. In addition to process development and integration into existing production lines, the company offers HoDSimVal, a self-developed software simulation tool for the simulation and validation of the HDF-F process for sheet metal. HoDforming is also active in research projects such as Lightness.NRW and H2-ENABLER for the cost-effective large-scale series production of H2 fuel cells.
- Site
- Düsseldorf
- Processes
- Hot Die Forming (HDF) – hot forming of metal blanks, sheet metal or hollow bodies with, Hot-Die-Forming-Flat-Products (HDF-F) – forming of sheet metal for large-scale series production, Hot forming of high-strength metal alloys for extreme lightweight construction, Simulation and validation of forming processes (software simulation tool), Process development for Hot-Die-Forming technology, Integration into existing production lines, Simulation and validation of forming processes (HoDSimVal)
- Materials
- Aluminium, Steel, Brass, Titanium, Metal alloys (melting point > 350 °C), Hot Die Forming, Hot-Die-Forming-Flat-Products, High-temperature metal alloys
- Founded
- 2017
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Lightweight construction, Hydrogen economy (H2 fuel cells), New materials
- 01
Process development
- 02
Simulation & validation (HoDSimVal)
- 03
Integration into existing production lines
- 04
Hot-Die-Forming deformation
- 05
Distribution of the products
Materials & Processes
Hot Die Forming
Hot forming process suitable for mass production, in which tool and material are heated to the ideal forming temperature.
Hot-Die-Forming-Flat-Products
Forming of sheet metal for large-scale series production, e.g. in the automotive industry.
Aluminium
Lightweight construction material for blanks and sheet metal in all strength classes.
Steel
Forming of even highest-strength steel grades through targeted tool tempering.
Brass
Hot formable using HDF for complex component geometries.
Titanium
High-strength lightweight construction material, formable through tempered tools.
High-temperature metal alloys
All metals and alloys with a melting point above 350 °C can be formed using HDF.
Site
Düsseldorf
DEDevelopment, process simulation and process development
- Lot size
- Small batches to mass production
- Materials
- Aluminium, steel, brass, titanium, alloys > 350 °C melting point
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Die Forming (HDF) – hot forming of metal blanks, sheet metal or hollow bodies withForming | – | – | – | Small batches – Mass production | Aluminium, Steel, Brass, Titanium, Metal alloys (melting point > 350 °C) |
| Hot-Die-Forming-Flat-Products (HDF-F) – forming of sheet metal for large-scale series productionForming | – | – | – | Large series | high-strength metal alloys |
| Hot forming of high-strength metal alloys for extreme lightweight constructionForming | – | – | – | – | high-strength metal alloys |
| Simulation and validation of forming processes (software simulation tool)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 2017
Foundation of HoDforming GmbH.
- 2019
Participation in the NRW lead market project Lightness.NRW for the hot forming of high-strength metal alloys for extreme lightweight construction.
- 2019
INTERREG VA project ROCKET: Innovation project HoDSimVal for the simulation and validation of the HDF-F process for sheet metal.
Awarded the Rhineland Genial Innovation Prize of the Rhineland Metropolitan Region e.V. for the patented Hot-Die-Forming technology.
- 2024
H2-ENABLER project for the cost-effective large-scale series production of H2 fuel cells.