Forging has evolved over centuries from the ancient blacksmith with a hammer and anvil, into a modern engineered process that uses sophisticated production equipment.
Using great pressure, metal is pressed, pounded or squeezed in to high strength parts known as forgings. Forged parts can vary in size, shape and sophistication. Anything for a hammer and wrench to components in a NASA space shuttle.
Forging is able to produce a piece that is much stronger than an equivalent cast or machined part. It is for this reason that forgings are used often where reliability and human safety are critical.
OUR MACHINES
Hammers have a driving force of up to 50,000 pounds and use that force to pound the metal into the desired shape with controlled high pressure impact blows.
Presses have a driving force of up to 50,000 tons, and use that force, in a controlled high pressure environment, to squeeze the metal into the needed shape vertically. Upsetters are basically forging presses used horizontally. Ring rollers turn a hollow round piece of metal under extreme pressure against a rotating roll, thereby squeezing out a one piece ring without requiring any welding.
- 3″ Ajax Upsetter
- 3″ Acme Upsetter
- 3″ National Upsetter
- 2″ Hill Acme Upsetter
- 1 ½” National Upsetter
- Sutherland 660 Vertical Press
- Bliss 308 Punch Press
- National Maxi-Press
- Bliss 21½M Punch Press
- Niagara A52 Punch Press
- Ferracute Punch Press
- 1 ½” National Upsetter
