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Is hydroforming really a technology ready for high volume Automotive production use? What does hydroforming involve? What sort of cycle times are involved? How can hydroforming, with its relatively high cycle time, compete economically with stamping? Do design requirements for hydroforming differ from those for stamping? Does hydroforming only work with circular tubes? What is the most important factor for success in developing a hydroformed component? Is hydroforming really a technology ready for high volume Automotive production use? Yes. There are numerous examples of hydroforming being used for current vehicle manufacture. These examples range from relatively low volume niche products such as frame rails for the Chevrolet Corvette to high volume global manufacturing such as the Ford Mondeo/Contour Engine Cradle or the Dodge Ram frame rails and Front End Module.