Forging
Steel at temperature at the rate the press works, with far less scale than a furnace.
A forging plant is limited by two things: how fast the press can work, and whether hot steel arrives at that rate. Traditionally the answer to the second was a gas furnace, which meant a soak time, a start-up time, a shop full of radiant heat, and scale on every part.
Induction changes the arithmetic. Billets reach temperature in seconds rather than minutes, the heater is ready almost immediately, and because time at temperature is so much shorter there is far less oxidation. Less scale means less die wear, better surface finish and less material lost.
We supply induction billet heaters from 50 kW to 300 kW with a range of frequencies, plus bar end heating systems for work where only the formed end needs to be hot.
Worth knowing
- We select forging temperatures for the alloy and forming operation. Share your material grade, billet dimensions, temperature target and press rate so we can define the heating system.
- A heater is sized from billet mass, target temperature and strokes per hour. Those three numbers are what a quotation needs, and the power estimator on this site will give you a first-pass figure from them.
Related processes
- Induction billet heatingSteel at forging temperature in seconds, paced to the press, with far less scale.
- Bar and end heatingHeating only the end of the bar that is about to be formed, and nothing else.
- Induction pre-heatingBringing a component to a controlled temperature before the operation that follows.
Related products
- Billet and bar heating systemsBillet heaters from 50 kW to 300 kW, and bar end heaters for forging lines.
- Induction heating machinesIGBT power supplies from 5 kW to 500 kW, supplied standalone or built into a PLC or CNC controlled machine.
- Industrial pyrometersWe supply industrial pyrometers for non-contact infrared temperature measurement and help you select a suitable model for your process.
Tell us about the part.
Send a drawing, the material, the case depth or temperature you need, and your production rate. Our engineers will help define the right machine for your process.