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Shultz Steel

Forging

 

Home to the largest forging press installed in the United States in over 50 years — and the pioneering forging company in the use of computer modeling to design forging dies and processes.

40,000T
Largest Press
13,000
Max Part Weight (lbs)
312″
Max Ring OD
50+
Years of Innovation
Overview

Technology & Capability

 

Shultz Steel uses the latest technologies to support our commitment to quality. Our 40,000-ton, all-forged press is the largest forging press installed in the United States in over 50 years. Shultz is the pioneering forging company in the use of computer modeling to design forging dies and processes.

Our fully equipped CAD stations allow us to work with dimensionless drawings to design forging shapes and build forging dies. Our integrated manufacturing system uses electronic data to control machining and inspections, and provides us with the capability to send data electronically to our customers.

Computer Modeling

Pioneering use of computer modeling to design forging dies and processes.

CAD Integration

Electronic data controls machining, inspections, and direct customer data transfer.

Largest in the U.S.

The 40,000-ton press is the largest installed in the U.S. in over 50 years.

Equipment

Press & Furnace Capabilities

Six major pieces of forging equipment cover open die, closed die, ring rolling, extrusion, and quench operations.

40,000 Ton Press

This 5.2 million lb press can forge components with up to 40,000 tons of pressure. The plan view area is 5,000 square inches.

Part Weight10 – 13,000 lbs
Plan View Area5,000 sq in
Capacity40,000 tons

28,000 Ton Press

Extrudes fine-grained powdered Super Alloys into billets. Back extrusions up to 63 inches long can be accommodated.

Max OD60 in
Fwd Extrusion Lengthup to 35 ft
Fwd Extrusion ODup to 22 in

6,000 Ton Press

Converts ingots into billet stock. Integrated with a 35 metric ton rail-bound manipulator.

Max Weight50,000 lbs
Max Length40 ft
Max Width70 in
Sleevesup to 120 in

1,500 Ton Press

Open die operations on a variety of shapes can be accommodated on this press.

Vertical Drop Quench Furnace

Enables less than 15 second quenching of aluminum rings.

Max Ring Diameter268 in
Quench Time<15 seconds

5,000 Ton Ring Sizer

Provides tension stress relief for large seamless rings.

Max OD312 in
Max Weight20,000 lbs
Max Face Height72 in
Post-Forge Processing

From Forging to Final Product

 

After final forging, the product is heat treated to develop internal properties in the metal, then cleaned using abrasive materials and chemicals to remove the outer surface layers.

Following cleaning, most products are partially machined and then inspected thoroughly for dimensional and metallurgical characteristics before shipment.

Final Inspection

Every product undergoes thorough dimensional and metallurgical inspection prior to shipment.

Ring Rolling Process

Seamless Ring Production

 
  • An ingot is upset forged in open dies into a flattened slab.
  • A hole is punched into the slab to permit ring rolling.
  • The slab is heated to forging temperature and placed over the internal roll of the rolling machine.
  • Pressure is applied to the wall by the external roll as the ring rotates, producing a seamless cross-section.
  • Rings are rough machined to a rectangular cross-section.
  • Aluminum rings are cold sized (tension stress relieved) to reduce residual stresses.
  • Heat treatment and final rough machining, parting, and inspection prior to shipment.
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