Advantages of Converting Casting to Forgings
Possible Problems with Castings
From porosity to material inconsistencies, casting can cause more problems than solutions. But you can solve these problems by working with our employee-owners, we have advanced forging technology and the expertise of our employee-owners to produce forgings for applications that require more complex shapes. Consider converting castings to forgings for stronger, more sound and technically superior components and a better supply-chain solution.
Consider Forgings
Forging is a viable solution to your problem if you find yourself in any of these situations:
- Your component serves as a critical part of a product’s design
- The current design continually causes issues from your customer’s perspective
- You waste valuable time and materials on questionable castings
- You could be working on other projects versus re-machining parts (i.e. opportunity cost)
- The long lead times for the casting design result in downtime and lost revenue
- You spend considerable time searching for casting patterns or manufacturers
Why Forging?
Everyday economic and competitive threats, along with part failures, drive high-strength material users to seek metalworking alternatives.
Scot Forge evaluates conversions on a case-by-case basis.
We consider various factors, including the ability to redesign a product as well as the design requirements for the end-use application. Often, this requires engineers to challenge traditional methods and consider new technological advances.
Casting conversions can frequently lower total costs.
Forgings usually target a lower total cost when compared to a casting or fabrication. When we evaluate cost factors, such as product life-cycle costs from procurement, lead time and rework, as well as costs of scrap, downtime and further quality issues, the long-term benefits of forgings can far outweigh the short-term cost-savings of castings or fabrications.