Open die forging
Open die forging is the best choice when large components of the material, with high exacting internal conditions (homogeneity), are required.
Benefits
- Small quantities
- Large parts
- No/low investment costs
- Long/big items can be forged
- Homogeneous material
- High strength
Possible alloys
- Alloy steel
- Steel
- Tool steel
- Stainless steel and duplex grades (such as 304 (L) or 316 (L)
- Aluminium alloys
- Bronze alloys
- Copper alloys
Technical specifications
- Weight: from 2 kg to hundreds of kilograms
- Wide tolerances
- Maximum dimensions: several meters
Finishing options
- Electrolytic zinc plating
- Hot-dip galvanising
- Blasting
- Primer, wet painting and powder coating
As BIC, we support you in the delivery of forged steel and aluminum forged parts as well as cast parts made of various materials such as grag cast, nodular cast iron, cast steel, stainless steel, aluminum, iron and copper. BIC supports its customers in the fields of automotive, commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery, pumps, general mechanical engineering, rail technology, food technology, construction technology, vehicle construction, hydraulic components, drive and conveyor technology, compressors, medical technology. BIC is your manufacturing partner for cast parts made of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. We have the capacity to produce parts from 100 grams up to 30,000 kg.