Forged hub solutions

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Forged Hub Solutions


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When hub shapes are achieved through machining solid bar stock or flame cutting plate, waste is an inescapable part of the process.		Custom forging of hub shapes improves quality, lowers material costs — and offers maximum flexibility.
When machining a shape from solid bar or flame cutting plate, all excess material — material paid for — is lost.		As it requires less material from the start, forging saves on both material and freight costs. The forging process requires simple tooling yet can produce virtually limitless combinations of single or double hub sizes. Reduced machining saves time, labor, and tooling costs - and forging produces a nearer net shape! The optimum combination of strength, toughness, and fatigue resistance in the hub is achieved by the continuous grain flow which comes through forging.
Machining or flame-cutting means costly machine time, lowered tool life, and increased freight costs for material. Most importantly, the uni-directional grain flow of both bar and plate increases the likelihood of failure due to fatigue.