Press Forging and Hammer Capabilities
We understand that our partners have to meet necessary demands for quality, cost, and time. With over 100 years of operation, we have built a culture focused on exceptional customer care, on time delivery, and unmatched product quality. Find all of our physical capabilities for both hammer forging and press forging below.
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Custom Press Forging Services
Milwaukee Forge offers steel press forging services appropriate for a number of applications across many industries. We produce customer specified parts from carbon and alloy steels using closed impression dies, at temperatures of 2100 to 2300 °F.
Possible part dimensions up to 18” in length, and up to 13” in diameter, with allowable forging weights of 2 to 100 lbs. We have 1300 ton, 2500 ton, and 4000 ton press capacity, and can hold tight tolerances of ±0.030”. Our secondary process options include heat treating such as normalizing, annealing, and quenching; machining and cleaning are also available. This process is suited for larger volume production where tighter tolerances are desired.
We conduct a barrage of testing and inspections to ensure the accuracy and quality of our materials and finished products, such as metallurgical, tensile and yield tests, as well as magnetic particle, dimensional, and grain flow analysis inspections.
After 100 years of business, we have developed an ever-improving quality assurance process with QC metrics that allow us to maintain high customer satisfaction and a reputation for excellence. We go above and beyond for our customers, offering other value added services including engineering, design, and customer inventory solutions. For more about our steel press forging capabilities, or our other services, please see the table below or contact us directly.
Custom Press Forging Capabilities
| Production Method | Press |
|---|---|
| Dies | Closed Impression |
| Secondary Forging Processes | Heat Treating Machining Cleaning |
| Heat Treating | Normalizing Annealing Quenching Tempering |
| Materials | Carbon Steel Alloy Steel |
| Hot Forging Temperature | 2100 to 2300 °F |
| Press Capacity | 1300 tons 2500 tons 4000 tons |
| Forging Weight | 2 to 100 lbs |
| Forging Length | Up to 18 in |
| Forging Width / Diameter | Up to 14 in |
| Tolerance | ± 0.010 in |
| Inspection | Hot (In Process) Cold (After Process) Dimensional Grain Flow Analysis Magnetic Particle |
| Testing | Metallurgical Tensile Yield Elongation |
| Quality | Quality Assurance Department |
| Additional Services Provided | Conveyor Cooling |
| Production Volume | Short to Medium Volume 25 to 10,000 pieces |
| Lead Time | Shortest in the Industry |
Additional Information
| Industry Focus | Agriculture Aerospace Construction Contract Machining & Custom Gearing Defense Industrial Power Equipment Medical Mining Ordinance / Military Petro Chemical Plumbing Racing Railroad Recreational Vehicles Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating Trucking and Off-Road |
|---|---|
| Intended Application | Axles |
| Efficiency | Six Sigma Certified Black Belts Focused Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing |
| Industry Standards | ISO 9001:2015 Forging Industry Association (FIA) |
| File Formats | Pro/Engineer Pro/Manufacture Simufact AutoCAD |
Custom Hammer Forging Services
In addition to our press forging capabilities, Milwaukee Forge offers premium custom hammer forging services, utilizing closed impression dies. This hot forging process forms carbon and alloy steels into customized shapes with 1500 to 4000 lbs of air driven hammer pressure and a forging temperature of 2100°F to 2300°F.
Part sizes are possible up to 18” in length, and up to 14” diameter, handling weights of 2 lbs. to 100 lbs. Our forging capabilities can hold tolerances as low as ± .030”. We provide secondary processes which include machining and cleaning, along with normalizing, quenching, tempering and annealing, as well as other heat treating options. Our engineers work to design customized solutions to fit client needs, manufacturing all dies in-house.
The custom hammer forging process is suited perfectly to lower volume runs. We efficiently handle short to medium volume, with all of our products and processes meeting stringent industry standards. We ensure the quality and integrity of our work with thorough testing including metallurgical, tensile, yield and elongation tests, as well as a full spectrum of in-process and after-process inspections such as grain flow analysis.
In addition, rigorous internal QA protocols are carried out by our dedicated Quality Assurance Department. Superior customer service is our culture, and we boast the shortest lead times in the industry along with rush ordering, order flexibility and last minute change accommodation. To learn more about our hammer forging process or our other capabilities, please see the table below or contact us directly.
Custom Hammer Forging Capabilities
| Production Method | Hammer |
|---|---|
| Dies | Closed Impression |
| Secondary Forging Processes | Heat Treating Machining Cleaning |
| Heat Treating | Normalizing Annealing Quenching Tempering |
| Materials | Carbon Steel Alloy Steel |
| Hot Forging Temperature | 2100 to 2300 °F |
| Hammer Sizes | 1500 to 4000 lbs |
| Forging Weight | 2 to 100 lbs |
| Forging Length | Up to 18 in |
| Forging Width / Diameter | Up to 14 in |
| Tolerance | ± 0.030 in |
| Inspection | Hot (In Process) |
| Testing | Metallurgical |
| Quality | Quality Assurance Department |
| Additional Services Provided | Conveyor Cooling |
| Production Volume | Short to Medium Volume 25 to 10,000 pieces |
| Lead Time | Shortest in the Industry |
Additional Hammer Forging Information
| Industry Focus | Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Intended Application | Axles |
| Efficiency | Six Sigma Certified Black Belts Focused Continuous Improvement Lean Manufacturing |
| Industry Standards | ISO 9001:2015 Forging Industry Association (FIA) |
| File Formats | Pro/Engineer Pro/Manufacture Simufact AutoCAD |