Button 1 Button 2 Home Technology & Products Aerospace and Special Purpose Aerospace and Special Purpose Autoclaves Coil Holders and... Overview A major part of the Company's portfolio is an extensive range of machinery dedicated to the aerospace industry. This includes precision presses, autoclaves and advanced automated handling systems for the specialist forming of aluminium and titanium alloys into strong complex and lightweight structures. The Group Rhodes aerospace product range includes: Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding Presses Flexible Die Presses Dualform Presses Composite Moulding Presses Autoclaves Hot Joggling Presses Three-Point Bending Presses Stretch Forming Presses Advanced Automation/ Robotics Product Range Superplastic Forming (SPF) & Diffusion Bonding (DB) Presses Group Rhodes (incorporating John Shaw and Chester Hydraulics) has continually been at the forefront of designing and manufacturing SPF/DB presses since the mid 1970’s. Today, Group... more Flexible Die Presses The basic principle of operation of a Flexible Die Press is to drape a component sheet (usually aluminium) over a male former loosely positioned on the upstroking press table. Hydraulic... more Dualform Presses Dualform is a patented process incorporating a special Double Acting Hydraulic Press. This process enables the simultaneous manufacture of matched top and bottom dies within the press, which... more Composite Moulding Presses Group Rhodes has a successful history of manufacturing Hot Platen Presses utilising various heating mediums such as Steam, Water, Thermal Fluid, and Electrical. The heating system depends on... more Hot Joggling Presses As one of a few companies in the world capable of manufacturing Hot Joggling Presses. Group Rhodes machines are typically used to form “hot joggles” in aluminium alloy extruded... more Three-Point Bending Presses The 3 point hydraulic bending press is capable of applying 80 tonne as a point load on a component sheet, positioned between upper and lower anvils. The machine is used where localised... more Stretch Forming Presses Rhodes stretch forming machines have the ability to form aluminium, stainless steel and titanium alloys. The process involves a component sheet being stretched to its yield condition and... more Advance Automation/Robotics Group Rhodes provides a full suite of design services plus numerous turnkey automated solutions. These include sophisticated jig fixtures, remote handling, robotic cells with transfer... more Solutions by industry Aerospace Agriculture Aluminium Automotive Brass Building Products Domestic Applicances Electronic Equipment Forging Mining & Quarry Minting Nuclear Pharmaceutical Railway Recycling Rubber Steel Processing Textiles
