1. What is a "closed-die" forging?
In the simplest example of a closed-die forging, two dies are brought together and the workpiece undergoes plastic deformation until its enlarged sides touch the side walls of the die. Then, a small amount of material begins to flow outside the die impression forming flash that is gradually thinned. The flash cools rapidly and presents increased resistance to deformation and helps build up pressure inside the bulk of the workpiece that aids material flow into unfilled impressions.
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2. What are the sizes, weights and materials that are forged?
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Up to 30 inches in diameter and/or 50 inches in length
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10–650 lbs.
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Carbon (10XX)
Alloy (41XX, 43XX, 48XX, 86XX, 88XX, 93XX)
Stainless (304L, 316L, 410, 15-5PH, 17-4PH)
Tool Steels (H-12 Mod. VimVar)
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3. What configurations are forged?
We forge a wide variety of round and irregularly-shaped parts such as gear blanks, bevel gears, bevel pinion gears, ring gears, worm gears, bearing halves, case halves, clevis, stems, flanges, ball valves, valve bodies, eyelets, rod eyes, cylinder caps, hubs, laterals, saddles, spiders, sprockets, spindles, trunnions and yokes.
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4. What other services are provided?
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Anneal, Normalize (in-house), Quench & Temper (subcontracted)
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Subcontracted to "quality certified" machine shops
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Both in-house and subcontracted
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Our standard wood shipping containers hold up to 2000 lbs. We can also shrink-wrap on pallets and furnish polybags with desiccant at an additional charge.
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On-site warehouse facilities available for "inventory programs" where forgings are produced and then shipped as released to meet customer JIT schedules.
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5. Why do our customers keep coming back to us year after year?
- We are easier to do business with! Because we hold a vast inventory of raw material, we are able to turnaround short-dated orders quickly!
- If you need a quote quickly, we can do it! We receive RFQs via e-mail, fax or mail, and our standard response time is 3–5 days or sooner if requested.
- Our commitment to outstanding quality and on-time delivery performance is recognized throughout industry.
- We are flexible and willing to do whatever it takes to meet our customers' needs in an ever-changing global market.
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