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Shaping sheet and tube into unique products

An in-house set of unique production techniques allow us to create otherwise hard-to-make products.

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  • Unique vase by Yksi

Where others say it’s practically impossible

As a deformation specialist Expansor creates a great variety of products that are often considered impossible to make. From bicycle frames to magnet housing and from sculptures to wall cladding, we develop these 3D shaped products in close dialogue with the responsible designer, engineer or architect. 

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  • Unique vase by Yksi
Sierstuk Citroen SM uitlaat

Sierstuk Citroen SM uitlaat

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DENSITY METER FOR SLURRY

ADM Dichtheids meter voor "slurry"

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RVS gevel beplating met 3D vorm

RVS gevel beplating met 3D vorm

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Magneet Huis Dn 150 & DN 250

Magneet Huis Dn 150 & DN 250

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Geprofileerde Buis

Buis van uit plaat 0,5 mm, 3D gevormd naar een geribbelde vorm

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Gevelpanelen Toneel Toren Amstelveen

Opvallende bekleding voor hoge toren, met vuur vertragende gevelpanelen

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Een kunstzinnige vaas ontworpen door Yksi

Op het eerste oog een eenvoudige vaas. Het is de eenvoud in de uitvoering die de productie bijzonder complex maakt.

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Liquid shaping and rubber pad forming

At the basis of shaping 3D products are the niche production technologies of liquid shaping and rubber pad forming. In liquid shaping or hydroforming, a piece of sheet or tube is sealed off in a mould, applying water pressure we shape the product into a desired form. For rubber pad forming, the applied medium is a rubber cushion that pushed sheet driven into a die under mechanical pressure.

Using non-solid mediums to apply pressure, both technologies do rather little damage to the to-be-deformed material. This allows for complex deformations, extreme expansion, greater precision, relatively equal wall thickness throughout the product, and a comparably stress and strain free end product. Expansor has a lot of experience on how to apply our technologies to the advantage of your products.

The benefits of our 3D shaping technologies

1. Small-scale production

Our 3D shaping technologies are incredibly suitable for small series up to 1000 pieces.

2. Complex shapes

The technologies allow to greatly deform materials giving way to create complex shapes.

3. Cost-effective

Using relatively affordable moulds, allows to be cost effective for small series.

4. High quality products

The nature of our production technologies makes end products to be of high quality.

For industrial designers, engineers and architects

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Curious to find out if Expansor can play a role in producing your product? Get in contact with our product manager.

Product Manager 3D-shaped Products
Patrick Gal
patrick.gal@expansor.nl
+31 315 700 245
E-mail Patrick

Relevant sectors

Pharmaceutical industry
Food industry
Automotive industrie
Facades and cladding
Art and design
Heating and cooling

What we mean when we say liquid shaping

Liquid shaping is the term we use to define the act of deforming materials by means of water pressure. It’s also known as hydroforming, or hydro-mechanical forming to be more precise: A combination of water pressure inside a mould to shape a product into a desired form, and (mechanical) force to keep the mould sealed off allowing to build up water pressure.

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Expansor Nederland B.V.
Industrieweg 5
NL 7071 CK Ulft
Nederland
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T: +31(0)315 63 06 60
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E: info@expansor.nl
Production methods
  • Liquid shaping
  • Rubber pad forming
  • Plate rolling
  • Welding
  • Conventional machining
Expansor Nederland B.V.
T: +31(0)315 63 06 60
E: info@expansor.nl