At Titus we use both 6061 and 6069 heat-treated aluminum alloys that have been hydroformed, thermo-formed or mechanically formed into sophisticated tube shapes with optimized butting profiles for maximum strength and minimum weight.

Hydroforming is an effective method of shaping malleable metals such as aluminum into lightweight, structurally stiff and strong members. Using high pressure fluids with trap molding technology our aluminum tubes are custom butted and shaped to optimize performance and durability while saving weight.

Advanced Thermal Forming or "ATF" is a revolutionary and patented technology that allows our designers to create more elaborate tube shapes and more sophisticated butting profiles. This unique process forms tubes at extremely high temperatures when the material is in a plastic, moldable state. It is then stretched and trap molded under extreme pressure into the desired shape and butting definitions - the result – lightweight yet durable frames such as the all-new El Guapo.

Mechanical Forming is another means to an end and is very well-suited to the 6069 alloys that we use. Custom butted tubes are press formed under heat into a form tool to maximize stiffness and achieve the desired shapes.