EMF Forming Was A Neat Aerospace Breakthrough

EMF Forming Was A Neat Aerospace Breakthrough

Typically, when we think about forming metal parts, we think about beating them with hammers, or squeezing them with big hydraulic presses. But what if magnets could do the squeezing? As it turns out—Grumman Aerospace discovered they can, several decades ago! Even better, they summed up this technique in a great educational video which we’ve placed below the break. The video concerns the development of the Grumman EMF Torque Tube. The parts are …