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The shortening of process chains and the combination of innovative manufacturing technologies offer the possibility to enhance the complexity and quality of technical products. The presented work shows two shortened process chains for the manufacturing of complex lightweight hollow parts. In the first process chain, double sheet hydroforming, trimming and laser welding are integrated in one tool. The second process chain for even more complex parts consists of an integrated manufacturing cell with the combination of double sheet and tube hydroforming, laser welding and laser cutting. The paper deals with the technical solutions in the hydroforming, handling and laser processes and discusses the peculiarities of the realized shortened process chains.