• Home
• About us
• Financials
• Products
• Markets we serve
• Group companies
• News
• Careers
• Contact
• Sitemap

Strategic Business Unit

Compressor Airfoils

Description

Drop forging, extrusions and hydraulic press forgings. Isothermal and hot die forging of complex shapes in advanced materials.

Materials

Carbon, alloy and stainless steels
Aluminium, titanium Waspalloy, udimet 720-520 and nickel alloys

Principal markets

Aerospace, industrial gas turbine, and defence
Energy - generation and extraction
Commercial and off-highway vehicles
Motorsport
General engineering
Hot forging industry

Capacity

Drop stampings up to 525mm dia. Piece weight 80kg
Extruded forgings up to 950mm long. Piece weight 100kg
Press forgings

Technology

Near nett shape forgings up to 10'/254mm in length
Isothermal forgings
Small - medium batch
Short lead time

Facilities

3200 tonne isothermal press
1.5 tonne to 5 tonne gravity and hydraulic drop hammers
1250 to 2000 tonne extrusion press
750 tonne hydraulic forging press
Upset presses ranging from 300 to 900 tonnes
Screw presses from 1000 to 1600 tonnes
CAD/CAM from die design, manufacture and forging inspection
Unigraphic software
High speed milling
In-house die and heat treatment
Non-destructive testing and quality control
Chemical etching and polishing

Accreditations

ISO 9001:2000 AS9100 Revision B
NADCAP for Materials Testing and Chemical Processing
Customers' own approvals

Fan blades (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Engine structural components (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Turbine airfoils (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Combustion components and systems (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Compressor airfoils (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Defence casings (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Defence structural (Forged) for the Aerospace market
Clutch plates (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Pistons (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Connecting rods (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Drive shafts (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Cam belt wheels (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Brake calipers (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Disc bells (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Brake master cylinders (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Clutch baskets (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Gear blanks (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Gear selector forks (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market
Cylinder liners (Machined) for the Specialist automotive market