Hydroforming uses water pressure (up to 15, 000 pounds per square inch) to force the flat steel against a one-sided tool, achieving the same result for half the cost.

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Not an American car company, steel company, energy company, clothier, financial institution, tool and die maker, or shipping enterprise.

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They were turning to low-cost tool shops in Japan, Korea and China for the dies they use to stamp sheet metal into sculptured steel parts for automobiles.

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