Forging Cost Reductions

Improve Your Parts

Forging can often create economic advantages over other metalworking methods that save time and materials, as well as improve production efficiencies. Scot Forge employee-owners collaborate with you to discover the most viable solutions for your project. Our highly trained account managers, forge engineers, process engineers and metallurgists add decades of knowledge and experience to your team.

Quality Assurance

Converting Historic Design To A Forging

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Material Optimization

Forging can measurably reduce material costs since it requires less starting stock to produce many part shapes and can achieve near-net shapes, saving on scrap costs.

Part Design & Component Reduction

By minimizing the number of components in a fabricated part and enhancing design, Scot Forge can produce parts with increased quality while reducing overall cost and production time.

PRODUCTION EFFICIENCIES

Scot Forge has many different sizes of starting ingots and billets on hand, providing a wide variety of ready-to-forge inventoried grades. Using the forging process, the same part can be produced from many different sizes of starting ingots or billets, allowing for a wider variety of inventoried grades. This flexibility means that forged parts of virtually any grade can be manufactured more quickly and economically.

Machining Economies

Forging also can yield advantages in machining, lead time and tool life. Savings come from forging to a closer-to-finish, or near-net, size than what is capable by alternative metal sources such as torch cutting plate or boring bar. Therefore, less machining is needed to finish the part, with the added benefits of shorter lead times and reduced wear and tear on your equipment.

REDUCED REJECTION RATES

Often discovering a defect in a cast part doesn’t happen until a part has been on a machine for hours, which can be a headache. But, when this happens to multiple parts it can be a nightmare. It takes time and money to replace parts, puts hours on the machine and increases labor costs, not to mention the lost opportunity cost. Because forging has a 3:1 minimum reduction, porosity and piping are eliminated yielding improved structural integrity. Coupled with a weld-free design, forging can dramatically reduce part rejection.

Real Examples OF Forging Reducing Cost

Material Optimization

For example, torch cutting a ring from plate (A), all corner stock and the full center slug are lost, as a result you pay for the excess material. With a forging (B), the part is shaped to a near-net size with minimal waste and optimized use of starting stock.

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Part Design & Component Reduction

Part Design

Rolled and welded or cut rings from plate are susceptible to fatigue, and carry excess material and processing costs. In the cases below, these common problems were solved by switching to the forging process.

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Component Reduction

When Scot Forge evaluates prints or specifications, we look for ways to eliminate unnecessary steps and expenses while making a superior part. For example we could forge a single component instead of welding multiple pieces together.

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Machining Economies

Below are some examples of how forged hollow products have served as a customized solution for many of Scot Forge's customers—providing a stronger, high-quality product while eliminating excess time, cost and material waste. As you can see less machining is needed to finish the part, with the added benefits of shorter lead times and reduced wear and tear on your equipment.

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Scot Forge Difference

At Scot Forge, we know the importance of getting your parts on-time, as expected. However, for customers new to procuring forgings, ordering a forging that will meet all specifications for end-use applications may be a challenge, which is why finding a trusted supplier and partner is essential. Our employee-owners are here to ensure your project stays on track with our forgings by offering:

Quality Assurance

Scot Forge is proud to be ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, and our team is committed to providing outstanding customer satisfaction. Further pursuance of aerospace products has led to NADCAP accreditation in both Heat Treatment for nickel material and Nondestructive Testing.

Every Scot Forge customer gets placed with a qualified team that will guide each nickel forging delivered from the inquiry stage to order placement, expediting and shipping.

Forged Products

We offer many size forgings in both standard and unique geometries to meet your needs.

Pro Tip - Did you know near-net shapes can save you time and money? Oftentimes, a customer calls to order a disc, which they will later machine down to a more shaped part. By working with our technically trained sales team you can get as close to your finished product shape as possible to optimize your production process.

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