Can I buy a spinning machine and use it for shear forming and flow forming as well?
Shear forming can be carried out on a general-purpose spinning machine employing a single forming roller. Precision cones, as used for example in missile applications, require the higher accuracy of special-purpose two rollers machines with two opposed forming slides. Higher powers are needed for flow forming where three forming rollers are employed simultaneously on special-purpose machines. All machines are built in a range of sizes, increasing in terms of both centre height, distance between centres, slide strokes and power ratings etc. The machines are configured with tool changers, auxiliary toolposts and attachments to suit the application.
