Processes & Machines
The Felss Group employs a variety of production processes – rotary swaging, axial forming, bending, autofrettage and tube end machining. Felss unites innovative technology with smart ideas to create tangible benefits for users.
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Rotary swaging
What is rotary swaging?
Rotary swaging is a traditional metalworking process involving almost no cutting in which blank tubes are formed by dies that open and close up to 1,000 times a minute.Our rotary swaging machines
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Axial forming
What is axial forming?
The geometry of components often incorporates toothing or splines. Axial forming allows outer and inner toothing to be created on rods and tubes in a single operation.Our axial forming machines
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Bending
What is bending?
Fuel, electrical and hydraulic lines and components used in heat and refrigeration systems need to be engineered and manufactured for an exact fit. This often requires complex and precise bending operations.Our bending machines
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Autofrettage
What is autofrettage?
The tubes in automobile engines and hydraulic systems often need to withstand extreme pressures. To optimize the strength and stability of these components, autofrettage machines use pumps to briefly raise the pressure inside the tubes to as much as 9,500 bar. This alters the microscopic structure of the tubes' inside walls.Our autofrettage machines
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Machining tube ends
What is tube end machining?
The finish of a tube end is crucial to a precise fit with other components. To ensure that a system is properly sealed, tube ends need to be machined with care for exact sizing and a perfect finish.Our tube end forming machines
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Software solutionsSoftware and control solutions play a critical role in process reliability and the continuous optimization of production output. Felss offers solutions developed in-house that combine intuitive operation with maximum availability.
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Rotary swaging: Lightweight construction and design flexibility
Rotary-swaged components are lightweight and manufactured precisely and efficiently. Rotary swaging also offers a lot of flexibility in terms of design. Developed more than a century ago, the process still has many advantages.
Autofrettage: Maximizing injection pressure
Injection pressures in excess of 2,000 bar enable engines to use fuel even more efficiently. Autofrettage ensures that lines and tubes are robust enough to withstand high alternating pressures.
“Generation E“: The optimum solution
The four “E’s“ are the defining capabilities of an innovative machine solution: ease-of-use, expandability, elasticity and energy efficiency. The benefits for users include variable lot sizes and systematic quality control.
Machining tube ends: Sealed tight
In systems of tubes or lines, the component connections are often the weak points. This means that tube ends have to be machined with exceptional accuracy. We develop precision-fit solutions.
Axial forming: Meshing perfectly
Splined parts are often manufactured in a mass-production environment where the goals are always high precision, speed and resource efficiency. That’s something axial forming can deliver.
Bending: The overall process in focus
When bending fuel lines and E-drive wires or components for refrigeration and thermal engineering, it’s the whole process that counts. Our tube specialists produce turnkey, perfectly interlinked system solutions.
Aximus: Innovation in spline production
The Aximus generation of systems uses Felss's patented frequency-modulated axial forming to produce splines. The benefits for users lie in the systems’ modular design, efficiency and precision.
Software solutions – reliable processes
Software and control solutions have a direct impact on system effectivity. Felss has its own control and programming solutions that play an important role in the efficiency of company systems and machines.