FORMING SERVICES

Your One-Stop Shop for Precision Metal Fabrication. Mills offers comprehensive solutions under one roof to meet your needs for precision metal fabrication.

FORMING SERVICES

Your One-Stop Shop for Precision Metal Fabrication. Mills offers comprehensive solutions under one roof to meet your needs for precision metal fabrication.

INNOVATIVE TUBULAR HYDROFORMING

Revolutionizing Metal Fabrication

As leaders in tubular hydroforming for the appliance industry, we convert complex multi-part assemblies into lighter, stronger, and more stable components. Our method requires fewer steps than traditional stamping or welding, enabling greater design flexibility with large radius bends, circular to elliptical transitions, and variable diameter expansions of up to 35%.

benefits

  • Weight and component reduction.
  • Superior bending strength and torsional rigidity.
  • Flexible design and engineering options.
  • High stiffness-to-weight ratio with low unit costs.
  • Ability to work with thin-walled tubing.
  • High-quality surface finishes.

common applications

  • Appliance handles.
  • Automotive exhaust components.
  • Bicycle frames.
  • Automotive engine cradles.
  • Sink faucets.
  • Handrails.
  • Chair and table legs.
  • Medical instruments.
  • Rifle scopes.
  • Sporting goods.

process & equipment

  • Combines multiple parts into one, reducing weight and complexity.
  • Machines capable of up to 1,000 tons of force.
  • Maximum bed size of 120″ x 60″.
  • Operating pressures up to 30,000 PSI on most machines.

A COST-EFFECTIVE
TUBE STAMPING

Maximizing Strength, Minimizing Costs.

Our innovative tube stamping process produces complex tubular parts with superior strength-to-weight ratios, achieving cost savings of up to 30% compared to traditional methods. This technique enables unique design features without added machining expenses.

benefits

Class A finishes.

  • Cost savings and weight reduction opportunities.
  • Highly complex, tubular shapes and parts
  • Varying shapes and diameters.
  • Value-added features, such as fasteners, can be installed during the stamping process.
  • Aesthetic design features such as hemmed edges and coined shapes.

common applications

  • Open, diagonal, and overlap seams
  • Angular ends
  • Oil grooves
  • Special shapes
  • Flanged or nosed-in ends
  • Notches
  • V-joint
  • Projections
  • Beads
  • Handles
  • Bolt threads

process & equipment

  • Clearing Niagara 400-ton mechanical press.
  • 60X120 bed
  • 12″ stroke, 42″ shut height, 36″ window
CHS coil line.

PRECISION
ROLL FORMING

Engineered for Efficiency, Designed for Versatility.

Our roll-forming process creates substantial, lightweight parts with exceptional precision and cost-effectiveness. Ideal for OEMs, we transform ferrous and non-ferrous metals into hardened components, reducing weight and labor costs. With in-line sweep and arc rolling capabilities, we produce complex geometries for diverse industries, including automotive, appliances, retail displays, and more.


ADVANTAGES

  • Replace higher-cost plastics and extruded parts.
  • Reduce waste, secondary operations, and labor costs.
  • Compatible with both ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
  • Fabricate finished or painted parts.
  • A broad range of geometric opportunities.

OUR EQUIPMENT

Engineered for Efficiency, Optimized for Savings. 

We enhance manufacturing efficiency with a streamlined, in-line process that minimizes part handling and reduces costs. By strategically utilizing existing tooling across multiple parts, we maximize your savings and optimize resource allocation.

KEY CAPABILITIES

  • Supports up to 22 sets of rolls
  • Handles materials with a maximum thickness of 0.062″

Aluminum Extrusion Finishing: Transforming Extrusions into Exceptional Components.

As a turnkey manufacturer, we deliver cost-effective solutions, transforming your raw aluminum extrusions into high-quality finished parts. We provide complex forming capabilities and achieve premium surface finishes, including superior Class A surfaces trusted by leading OEMs.

OUR CAPABILITIES

  • Forming: Tubular hydroforming, stamping, roll forming, and bending.
  • Machining: Drilling, tapping, punching, automated deburring, sanding, and more.
  • CNC Machining: Fully integrated prototyping, including 3D modeling and production CNC machining.
  • Finishing: High-quality powder coating, brushing, and polishing.

common applications

  • Premium trims for refrigerator shelving and other appliances.
  • Appliance handles.
  • Automotive trim.
  • Elevator handles.
  • Strong, lightweight extruded frames and structures for solar panels.
  • Extruded components for airport belt stanchions and crowd control barriers.

process & equipment

  • High-volume custom powder coating facility: Achieves superior aesthetics and multi-color matching to design specifications and offers corrosion and temperature resistance.
  • Two Fadal VNC 4020 Vertical Machining Centers: Max part size: 40″ x 20″ x 20″.
  • One Fadal VNC 6030 Vertical Machining Center: Max part size: 60″ x 30″ x 30″.
  • In-house 3D modeling capabilities.
  • Tubular Hydroforming:
    • Largest process machine: 1,000 tons.
    • Largest bed size: 120″ x 60″.
    • Maximum capacity: 30,000 PSI.

Thank you for your interest

Our early-and-often approach allows us to recommend part design and material selection early in manufacturing.