Forging

Capabilities

We offer forged products in materials including steel and aluminium from our partners in China and India.

The engineering and design finalisation work will be carried out by our engineers in UK before sending the signed off drawing for forging at our partner forge shop.

The process we use at our forging company uses staged tooling and a pre-heated, near size billet to produce parts of a simple design. This is a low cost process for parts requiring the highest integrity and mechanical properties but subsequent machining operations are often required to produce the finished part. It can be used with a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.

As a forging company, we extend our services to include forging where there is a requirement for very high integrity parts of a simple design. The process is capable and our services include to the following:

Materials include stainless, carbon steel alloys, aluminium and titanium

Weight capabilities: min 10g

Size capabilities: max 600x500mm

ISO/TS 16949 approvals

Consistent lead times with stockholding options

Heat treatment, machining, assembly options

3D design support

Wide market applications: oil & gas, automotive, aerospace, rail and more

A wide range of finish options including painting, polishing, plating, anodizing and more

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Process

Forging involves the hot metal being shaped using localized compressive forces.

Near size billet is heated to “plastic” state

Billet is formed using a number of staged tools

Any “flash” is removed by separate tool or by hand once cooled

Heat treatment, machining, surface treatments and other post processes as required

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Benefits

Forging refines the grain structure and improves physical properties of the metal.

With proper design, the grain flow can be oriented in the direction of principal stresses encountered in actual use.

Low piece price for high volume production

Some physical properties (such as strength, ductility and toughness) are much better in a forging than in the base metal

Produces high strength to weight ratio

Consistency from piece to piece

No porosity, voids, inclusions and other defects

Coating processes applied easier due to the smooth surface

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Combine 7R309245 - Premium Grade Investment Casting

Powder Press

Investment casting is a flexible process, offering competitive production costs against relatively low tooling outlay, in the full range of materials and with low, medium and high volume production capabilities. Due to the tooling construction and manufacturing process, there is a high level of design flexibility and dimensional accuracy. This results in lower post-cast process costs.

In addition to our investment casting, Dean Group are able to offer a selection of other services, including die casting, pressure die casting, metal injection moulding, and forging. This allows us to provide the most appropriate metalworking process for your project’s needs.

We can help with the design process, from the initial concept to 3D CAD, casting simulation, prototype, and sampling, to approved production. Alternatively, for existing parts, we can import existing CAD data to improve and manufacture your part.

Contact Dean Group for Your Investment Casting Quote

To find out more about our investment casting, or to get a quote for your project, please get in touch with us on 0161 775 1633 or submit your enquiry online.

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