American Bureau of Shipping: ABS Certified Forging Facility
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Forgings For ABS: Cost & Risk Minimization
Working in the marine and offshore industries or supplying products for marine applications often requires ABS certification. Understanding where in the manufacturing or construction process the certification is required and working with your suppliers can help you minimize costs and production delays while ensuring that your products obtain the certifications needed.
ABS certification costs time and money. Certification inspectors are on-site at your facility during manufacturing, construction, or fabrication to verify that your processes meet the standards - and you pay for the time they are on-site. So, it’s important that you understand the Rule requirements for your product to identify the stages in your supply chain where inspection and certification should occur. By doing so, you’ll save your company time and money, and minimize the risk of your products not being certified. Some simple steps can provide you with cost and time savings.
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The Scot Forge Advantage
At Scot Forge, we are uniquely qualified to provide you with ABS-certified products and materials. We are one of the few U.S. companies that have been audited by the American Bureau of Shipping and APPROVED as a worldwide ABS forging supplier. Our technically trained sales staff has extensive experience manufacturing ABS-certified products and will partner with you to ensure that your part has all the requirements to ensure certification while minimizing time and costs. We are a custom manufacturer of open die forgings and seamless rolled rings, with the capability to forge parts up to 100,000 lbs. and roll rings up to 252” in diameter. From gear box repair to broken rudder stock, contact us at today see how we can help you with your marine part and get you out of dry dock and back in commission.
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Improved the efficiency of production
Reduced the costs of certifying products
Delivered on time to avoid excess dry dock time
WHAT IS ABS?
The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) was chartered in 1862 to certify ship captains. Since then, it has been involved in developing and setting safety and quality standards for ships and offshore structures. ABS standards are recognized globally and are used to ensure that the materials, parts and components, and construction of vessels and marine equipment meet established safety standards. ABS works with the marine industry worldwide as they develop new technologies for constructing marine vessels and offshore structures, revising and updating its certifications to meet the changing industry needs.
The Rules and Grades established by ABS for certification are written to provide standards for the design, construction, and periodic survey of marine vessels and offshore structures to promote their safe design and assembly. Materials, parts, and components used in the manufacture of marine vessels and structures must meet the set standards for the vessel or structure in which they will be used.
Certifications are specified by the Rules, such as Steel Vessel Rules part 2-3-7/1, or MODU (mobile offshore drilling unit) Rules, or the material grade, such as Grade 2, or Grade 4C.
The end use of the component determines the inspections and certifications required, as well as any requirements for inspections during manufacturing:
Certain components used in the construction of the vessel or structure must be certified
Some of those components must be certified (inspected) as they are being constructed or fabricated to verify that the construction meets ABS standards
Some materials must be certified during manufacturing; this will minimize the need for additional certification during construction or fabrication
Information about ABS certifications can be found at www.eagle.org.
Scot Forge Difference
At Scot Forge, we know the importance of getting your parts on-time, as expected. However, for customers new to procuring forgings, ordering a forging that will meet all specifications for end-use applications may be a challenge, which is why finding a trusted supplier and partner is essential. Our employee-owners are here to ensure your project stays on track with our forgings by offering:
Quality Assurance
Scot Forge is proud to be ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified, and our team is committed to providing outstanding customer satisfaction. Further pursuance of aerospace products has led to NADCAP accreditation in both Heat Treatment for nickel material and Nondestructive Testing.
Every Scot Forge customer gets placed with a qualified team that will guide each nickel forging delivered from the inquiry stage to order placement, expediting and shipping.
We offer many size forgings in both standard and unique geometries to meet your needs.
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