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Open Die press Forged bars
Scot Forge produces guaranteed sound centered round, square, hex or flat bars in weights to 80,000 pounds in ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Whether you need one bar or a truckload, Scot Forge can custom-make any requirement.

Precision forged bars ina variety of sizesScot Forge Bar Offerings
  • Guaranteed sound centered bars up to 80,000 pounds
  • Rounds to 65" diameter (Tartan Bars® 6" to 16" diameter)
  • Squares to 65" square
  • Hex bars to 65" across the flats
  • Flat bars up to 90" wide
  • Minimum 3-to-1 reduction
  • Maximum length: 700"
Peeled barsWe also offer rough turned ABS round bars. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) audited and approved Scot Forge - this saves you inspection delays and separate billings!

Tartan BarsOur Clinton, Wisconsin plant specializes in round bars with dedicated planishing, cutting, heat treating, straightening, machining and testing equipment to ensure consistent high quality and fast turnaround times. Our Tartan Bars® use a combination of forging and planishing processes to produce a product unique in our industry - bars with forged sound centers, rolled bar surface quality and extremely tight dimensional tolerances. Tartan Bars® are available only from Scot Forge.

Hex Nuts Peeled bars available from 4" to 16" diameter Milled flats  


 
Surface Conditions
Known as a leader in the bar market, we provide several options for bar and surface conditions, including precision forged, forged-center/rolled surface, rough machined, peeled, or turned and polished.
Surface Conditions Available
Surface
Stock Allowance
Size Tolerance
Finish
Precision Forged 1/2" to 3/4" over finish size +/- 1/8" Forged surface, no RMS
Forged and Rolled 3/8" over finish size +1/8", -0 hot rolled surface
Rough Machined 1/4" over finish size +/- 1/16" 500 RMS or better
Peeled 1/4" over finish size + 1/32", -0 125 to 250 RMS
Turned and Polished To finish size +0, -0.008" 63 RMS

Bar Process Highlights
1.
 Manipulator removing hot ingot from a car bottom furnace  
2.
 Forging the material on the press to produce sound center  
3.
 Through a series of reversing passes, the planishing mill rolls the bar to a smooth surface in less than 5 minutes
Manipulator removing hot ingot from a car bottom furnace Forging the material on the press to produce sound centers Through a series of reversing passes, the planishing mill rolls the bar to a smooth surface in less than 5 minutes
4.
 A hot abrasive saw trims a 12" diameter bar in less than 14 seconds  
5.
 Bar slowly roll down the cooling bed to retain straightness  
A hot abrasive saw trims a 12" diameter bar in less than 14 seconds Bars slowly roll down the cooling bed to retain straightness
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