{"id":30307,"date":"2023-02-23T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=30307"},"modified":"2023-05-12T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T14:33:52","slug":"swedens-cell-impact-scales-flow-plate-production-with-unique-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/swedens-cell-impact-scales-flow-plate-production-with-unique-technology\/30307\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden\u2019s Cell Impact scales flow plate production with unique technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cell Impact Forming\u2122 is a high-velocity production process for fuel cell flow plates.<\/h2>\n

The greatest challenge in the fuel cell and electrolysis industry is the current lack of scalable production processes and the high component cost for flow plate production. Scaling up production with conventional progressive stamping technology is prohibitively costly and challenging. In addition, the conventional stamping equipment required is very large and typically requires a costly factory accommodation, making this technology less suitable when flow plate production volumes increase.<\/p>\n

Now, there is an available solution \u2013 Cell Impact Forming\u2122. It is a cost-efficient manufacturing method, friendly to the environment, flexible for prototyping and lower volumes, and easily scalable for high-volume production due to the small equipment size and low tooling costs.<\/p>\n

What is Cell Impact Forming\u2122?<\/h3>\n

Cell Impact Forming is an innovative technology<\/a> rooted in the defence industry. It uses a one-stroke high-velocity process to take advantage of a metal\u2019s physical properties when exposed to a significant impact force.<\/p>\n

Instead of slowly pressing and stretching a sheet of metal into a preferred shape, Cell Impact Forming\u2019s high-velocity tool impacts the sheet metal. The energy transfer makes the metal stiffen momentarily in high-strained regions, drastically reducing unwanted thinning of the material. The result is a flow plate with an unsurpassed uniform material thickness and design accuracy.<\/p>\n

Better still, this method of forming does not require any lubrication. The process is completely dry and eliminates large investments in water-based oil removal, avoiding hazardous waste. In addition, Cell Impact Forming requires only a fraction of the energy used in conventional technology to form a plate.<\/p>\n

The qualitative and environmental aspects, in combination with its small equipment size, makes this technology the most cost-efficient, green, and scalable production method for metal flow plates.<\/p>\n

A new tooling standard<\/h3>\n

Tooling is a vital part of metal forming. Cell Impact has collaborated with leading European tool makers for over ten years to develop processes, materials, and coatings for high-precision tool production. Our tools have no moving parts, significantly reducing wear and maintenance. The tools enable the following excellent quality outcomes:<\/p>\n