FORGINGS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
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Reliability When It Matters Most
The ASCE has called for “big and bold” relief for infrastructure post-COVID. Estimating it would cost $5.9 trillion over the next decade to bring roads, bridges and airports to a safe and sustainable level. This is about $2.6 trillion more than what government and the private sector already spend. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) alocated even more money to these areas for improvement while expanding the scope to internet access and renewable energy, to adress the climate crisis.
As the world looks to improve infrastructure while preserving our environment, forgings are the perfect choice for many infrastructure applications. Forgings can withstand the demands of movable bridges, turbines, concrete and asphalt kilns, locks and dams, and other large civil engineering structures delivering high-structural strength and reliability. Our forgings, paired with our technically trained sales team, provide unmatched dedication as we work with you to design the components you need.
Forging Mining Components
Main shafts for crusher applications
Large hydraulic cylinders
Front and rear spindles/frames
Parts for rope shovels and drag lines
Seamless rolled rings, rims, center hubs, sleeves, doughnuts, gear blanks, bull gears and pancake forgings
Research & Development Area Focus
Fusion Reactors
Pharmacuetical
Forged Parts For R&D
Complex shape forgings
Seamless rolled rings for magnets
Sound-center Rods
Forged cones
Forged octagons
Forged hexagons
Forged Shipbuilding Components
ABS shafts/bars
Propeller, tail and drive shafts
Rudder stock, upper vertical, lower vertical shafts and pintle pins
Line, intermediate, main and stub shafts
Controllable and variable pitch shafts
Flanged torque shafts
Input shafts
Hollow marine tubing
Strut barrel
Bearing housing
Stern tube
Rudder tube
Shaft couplings
Marine machinery parts
ABS gear blanks
Shaft couplings
Marine winch components
Engine mounting rings
Clutch rings
Torch cut parts (without tooling or pattern charges)
Tiller arms
Strut assembly parts
Forged Parts for Aerospace
We have invested in both the raw material and technical expertise to provide components you can count on. Scot Forge has a variety of aircraft quality ferrous and nonferrous materials on hand, including AMS 2301, AMS 2304 and Inconel 718. No matter what forged part you need for your aerospace application, such as aerospace fittings forgings, Scot Forge has you covered
Rockets, Structural: Adapter structures, bulkheads, payload adapters, separation rings, barrels, cones, ESPA rings, y-rings, rideshare structures, 5.5m rings, 8.4m ring segments
Rockets, Propulsion: Closures, chamber forgings, liners, domes, nozzles, thrust cones, fuel sumps
Capsule / ISS: Bulkheads, tunnels, LIDS adapters, deck forgings, docking adapters
Commercial Spacecraft: Flanges, valves, injector plates, case forgings, interfaces, liners, thrust cones
Missiles: Cylinders, case forgings, frustums, interstage forgings, nozzles, shells, shrouds, cones, tubes
Aircraft, Fixed-Wing: Inlet attach rings, engine attach rings, adapters, bellmouth adapters, brake calipers, turbine cases, column structures, pylons, inlet case assemblies, propeller hubs, inlet adapters, landing gear axles, landing gear cylinders, landing gear drag braces, transmission ring gears
Aircraft, Rotorcraft: Planetary gear forgings, swashplates, transmission forgings, transmission ring gears
Forged Copper Casting Wheel Components
Forged Copper Casting Wheels ZC-1™ from 40 in. to 144 in. O.D. weighing up to 10,000 lbs.
Drum Mixers: tubes, hollows, gears, bearings
Dam Blocks – for bar casting machines forged from C18000 or C18150
Rod System Rolls – forged from 8 in. to 24 in. O.D. in H-13 high-strength tool steel
Chrome Zirconium Copper ZC-1™ is a high purity, precipitation-hardenable alloy containing controlled quantities of zirconium and chromium. This alloy possesses high strength, excellent conductivity and a high softening temperature ideal for casting wheels.
Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
No Hidden, Pass-Through Fees
ABS, DNV-GL and Lloyd's Register Approved
Our long-standing relationships with third-party agencies ensure your certification is complete, accurate and on time. Due to years of experience working directly with ABS, our knowledge and understanding of the industry's specifications are unmatched. Certification requirements beyond ISO: 9001:2015 must be specified in your contract.
Vast Materials Inventory
We maintain an extensive inventory of ferrous and non-ferrous materials including 17-4 stainless tail shafting grades, and nitronic, super duplex, and super austenitic grades such as Ferralium® 225, Hiduron® 191, and UNS S31254. From vacuum degassed air melt to ESR or VAR cleanliness levels, our forgings are supplied using the highest-quality material available. This ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes.
Fast Delivery and Breakdown Services
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Utilizing our vast inventory of loose tooling and torch cut capabilities, we are able to reduce stock, which improves mechanical capabilities, lowers cost and limits additional machining.
Knowledgeable Sales Engineers
With a dedicated account manager for each customer, you know who to contact when in need of a fast turnaround on a quote. Our technically trained staff, backed by our metallurgical engineers and forging experts, can provide you with the support you need to get your ship back in service.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
FAST DELIVERY AND BREAKDOWN SERVICES
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
A VAST INVENTROY OF MATERIALS
We maintain an extensive inventory of ferrous and non-ferrous materials commonly used for infrastructure applications. Along with our ability to certify grades of ASTM A291 and ASTM A668, this ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes.
FLEXIBLE SIZES, SHAPES AND QUANTITIES
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Whether you need trunnions, pinions or rack/track segments, we will expertly certify your order under our accredited Quality Assurance Program.
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Our technically trained staff, backed by our metallurgical engineers and forging experts, can lend our experience and ensure delivery reliability. Our team has a complete understanding of DOT, Army Corps of Engineers and civil engineering specifications.
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Forged Defense Components
Our Quality Assurance Program can provide complex review and Level I certification for all your components. This allows us to produce unconventional near-net shape forgings for several of the United States’ most critical defense programs and applications, including (but not limited to):
Columbia Class Submarines
Virginia Class Submarines
Seawolf Class Submarines
Los Angeles Class Submarines
M1 Abrams Tank
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
Ford Class Aircraft Carriers
Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers
Zumwalt Class Destroyers
Wasp Class Landing Helicopter Dock Ships
America Class Landing Helicopter Assault Ships
San Antonio Class Landing Platform Dock Ships
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Wheeled Tactical Vehicles
Hard Target Penetrators
AAM, AGM, SSM and SAM Missiles
Nuclear Ordnance
Ground Based Strategic Deterrent
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles
Military Aircraft (fixed-wing and rotorcraft)
Forged Gear Parts
Single and double hubs
Gear blanks
Seamless rolled rings
Couplings
Flanges
Pinion shafts
Step-downs
Spindles
Forged bar
Common Forged Geometries:
Spurs
Helicals
Herringbones (double-helical)
Bevel gears
Hypoids
Worm gears
Sprirods
Rack and pinion
Heavy Industrial Equipment Near-Net Shape Forgings
Eccentric shafts
Shafts
Hollow tubes
Blind end cylinders
Large flange end cylinders
Torch cut plates, eye bolts and other configurations
Petrochemical and Refinement Component Design
The Scot Forge Oil & Gas Services Team, paired with the expertise of our in-house metallurgists, are here to help you design and manufacture components that you can rely on, under even the harshest of conditions including pressure and caustic chemicals. Our decades of experience, along with the time-tested relationships we have built with finishing shops, gives us the ability to help you reduce your material costs and supply chain needs.
Oil & Gas Forged Components
Riser, keel and stress joints
Kelly mandrels, reamer bodies
Bails
Tension rings
Casing hangers
WYE blocks
Custom flanges
Pinions and bull gears
Pump bodies
Ram and annular blowout preventers (bodies, doors/bonnets)
CONTROLLED QUALITY TO KEEPING PRODUCTION MOVING
The front-end-of-the-line (FEOL) portion of semiconductor machine manufacturing, for deposition and etching semiconductors, requires production equipment that must withstand consistent, high-pressure compression and perform as expected every time. Therefore, the quality and reliability of the components that make up production equipment are vital. At Scot Forge, we are familiar with the technical specifications, fixed processes and change control requirements of the semiconductor equipment manufacturing sector, creating near-net-shape forgings to keep your production line moving. As a certified supplier in quality and change control, with fixed processes, we provide clear communications on everything from order status to accurate certification and milestone achievements. We are ready to assist you in meeting your design challenges and program objectives with material saving cost-reducing solutions.
Forgings For Semiconductor Manufacturing
Rings
Process Chambers
Transfer Chambers
Vacuum Chambers
Pedestals Covers
Shells
Materials For Semiconductor Manufacturing
6061 – Aluminum
316SS & 304SS – Stainless Steel
Extensive Inventory and Forging Expertise
At Scot Forge, our extensive material inventory, production capabilities and experienced technical support combine to help meet your most demanding requirements. Our technically trained account managers possess experience working to ASTM A668, ASTM A291 and other various AREMA, AASHTO and DOT requirements. We understand the importance of short lead times and breakdown services, too.
Forgings For Road & Highway Improvement
From the quarry to the kiln, Scot Forge delivers the metal components needed to keep your plant grinding.
We manufacture forgings to keep production moving from mixing to installation.
Forgings For Renewable Power Infrastructure
We manufacture forgings to help reach net-zero.
We manufacture forgings to create a reliable power grid.
Expect Only The Best
With the Scot Forge Defense Services Team, a trusted defense forged parts supplier, offers military specification steel materials including:
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MIL-S 23284CL1
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MIL-S 23284CL2
Reasons To Choose Scot Forge For Forged Subsea Components
Dedicated Technical Experts Who Have Served the Industry for Decades
Our technically trained Oil & Gas Services Team, backed by our forging development and world-class metallurgists, work hand-in -hand with your team to provide the support you need to keep rigs, and downstream processes, running. We strive for product and process improvements that reduce supply chain needs, increase speed to market and solve the biggest problems.
We understand your need for a supplier with expert knowledge of your industry and your specific component requirements. Scot Forge’s Oil & Gas Services Team will assist you in meeting your design challenges and program objectives with clear communications from order status to milestone achievements.
Our Time-Tested Reliability
At Scot Forge, we constantly monitor the progress of production orders to provide the highest level of delivery reliability and communication. From initial contact to part delivery, your forgings will be attended to by experts who provide world-class project management and care about your program as much as you do. From challenging, job-specific hardware to full-scale production runs, we've got you covered! Additionally, our scheduling system and abundant manufacturing capacity allow for daily entry of emergency orders for immediate production in rush or breakdown situations.
Our High-Volume and Targeted Inventory
We maintain an extensive inventory of material commonly used for oil and gas applications, including 8630, F22, 4130, 4330V, and various other modified grades tailored to meet API and customer-specific requirements. We have extensive experience working with carbon, alloy, stainless steel (austenitic, martensitic, duplex, super duplex and PH grades), copper base, nickel base, aluminum and titanium. This ready inventory and experience eliminate many of the delays associated with order processing. So you get the exact material you need when you need it.
Accreditations and Compliance
In addition to the ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, we are certified to AS9100D and Nadcap, for NDE and heat treatment. When specified by contract, we can meet virtually any custom open die or rolled ring forging requirement. The Scot Forge Oil & Gas Services Team is well-versed in pre-and post-award requirements, from material process plans to NDE procedures and inspection test plans.
Our experience working with third-party agencies and quality auditors ensures your certification is complete, accurate and on time. Due to years of experience working directly with ABS, our knowledge and understanding of the industry's specifications are unmatched.
Additionally, we hold special process approvals from many of the world's premier Oil & Gas companies.
We Are There When You Need Us for Oil & Gas Components
At Scot Forge, we understand that your industry and market conditions are constantly changing. With more demanding and complex requirements, we know that partnering with your company means more than just the occasional phone call. Scot Forge has dozens of sales engineers and representative experts throughout the world ready to learn more about your project face to face.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge for Copper Casting Wheels
Longest Service Life
Unique thermomechanical processing by Scot Forge produces wheels with:
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High yield strength
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Excellent ductility
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Improved fatigue strength
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Improved resistance to thermal cracking
These results add up to wheels with the longest service life available in the industry.
Predictable, Repeatable Quality
Tightly controlled material chemistries, advanced rolling techniques, and precise production and quality control parameters yield casting wheels with constant, repeatable quality.
Emergency Response
Our technical sales account managers and industry specialists know that in times of unplanned outages or critical situations, thousands—if not millions—of dollars can be lost each day. For this purpose, we have established an emergency response program which allows for daily entry of breakdown and rush orders for immediate production response.
A Vast Inventory of Materials
Scot Forge maintains an extensive inventory of casting wheel-specific grades in ferrous and non-ferrous materials such as Chrome Zirconium Copper (CrZrCu) and Silver Copper (AgCu) for immediate production response, including C18150, C18200 and C18000.
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing using the highest-quality material available.
World-Class Program Management
Our industry specialists are ready to assist you in meeting your design challenges and program objectives with clear communications on everything from order status to accurate certification and milestone achievements.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Vast Inventory of Materials and Tools
We maintain an extensive inventory of gear-quality alloys including through hardening, carburizing and bearing-quality grades. This ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes.
Fast Delivery and Breakdown Services
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery, so we strive to deliver parts on (or before) your delivery date. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Whether you need single or double hub forgings, rings, gear blanks, trunnions, hollow cores or custom shapes, we will expertly certify your order under our accredited Quality Assurance Program.
Near-Net Shapes from Thousands of Tools
Combining our forging process with our vast inventory of loose tooling and torch cut capabilities, we can produce parts closer to net shape with forged-in instead of machined-in steps, tapers and I.D./O.D. dimensions. Not only does this reduce stock, but it also limits additional machining and improves mechanical capabilities.
Fast Quotes
Our knowledgeable technical sales team is ready to consult with you and provide fast quotes based on your needs.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Vast Inventory For Shorter Lead Times
We maintain a ready inventory of and quick access to carbon, alloy, stainless steel, aluminum, magnesium, nickel, titanium and copper-based materials. Whether you are planning for cryogenic or high-temperature applications, our knowledge and experience working with specialty grades will ensure optimal program performance.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
Our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. From hand-held components to ultra-large forgings, Scot Forge delivers.
Personal Interest & Proven Track Record
At Scot Forge, we get a great deal of satisfaction in supporting science and education and genuinely enjoy the unique challenges associated with research projects. Our long-standing relationship with the United States National Laboratory network has proven to be both rewarding and inspiring and help develop some of our newest technology.
The Most Modern Open-Die Forging Facility in North America
Each year, Scot Forge reinvests millions of dollars into our facilities, keeping us on the cutting edge of metal shaping technology. This provides process improvements for existing capabilities and breakthroughs into new metalworking methods and markets.
Certified to ISO 9001:2008, AS9100D and Nadcap
In addition to the ISO: 9001:2015 standard, we are certified to AS9100D and Nadcap, for NDE and heat treat. When specified by contract, we can meet virtually any custom open die or rolled ring forging requirement. Additionally, we hold special process approvals from many of the world's premier manufacturing companies.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Fast Delivery and Breakdown Services
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
A Vast Inventory of Materials
We maintain an extensive inventory of ferrous and non-ferrous materials commonly used for infrastructure applications. Along with our ability to certify grades of ASTM A291 and ASTM A668, this ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Whether you need trunnions, pinions or rack/track segments, we will expertly certify your order under our accredited Quality Assurance Program.
Technical Services
Our technically trained staff, backed by our metallurgical engineers and forging experts, can lend our experience and ensure delivery reliability. Our team has a complete understanding of DOT, Army Corps of Engineers and civil engineering specifications.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT A FORGING EXPERT
Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Large Casting or Fabrication Conversions
We have a long and successful track record of partnering with OEMs to convert large casting or fabrications into one-piece forgings in order to improve quality, reduce warranty costs, enhance the end-use-customer experience and reduce cost.
Near-Net Shapes and Customized Quantities
Our semi-closed die processing allows for near net shape forgings that support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. This enables us to reduce stock, which limits additional machining and improves mechanical capabilities.
A Vast Inventory of Materials
We are the largest user of ingots for the mining industry and maintain an extensive inventory of ferrous and non-ferrous materials commonly used for mining applications including carbon, alloy, stainless steel and other specialty grades. This ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes. Additionally, quick acquisition of custom-made and remelt materials is available if needed.
Value-Added & Tier 1 Finished Complete Options
By providing single-source responsibility, we can prevent many of the delays and quality problems that often arise from using multiple suppliers.
Fast Delivery and Breakdown Services
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery, so we strive to deliver parts on (or before) your delivery date. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Dedicated technical expertise
We understand your need for a supplier with expert knowledge of flight, space and industry requirements. Our Scot Forge Aerospace Services Team offers design collaboration and is ready to assist you in overcoming your design challenges while achieving program objectives with clear communications on everything from order status to milestone achievements.
First article development capabilities
At Scot Forge, we excel at managing developmental projects. Our thorough contract review, risk assessment and advanced planning and scheduling ensure reliable execution on every order. Consider us an extension of your own program team.
Ongoing requirements reliability
We constantly monitor the progress of production orders to provide the highest level of delivery reliability. From challenging, mission-specific hardware to full-scale production runs, we've got you covered.
Flexible sizes, shapes and quantities
Our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. A state-of-the-art ring stretcher and drop bottom furnace can provide rolled rings up to 252" diameter. From hand-held components to ultra-large forgings, Scot Forge is the answer.
Accreditations
Certified to AS9100D, and Nadcap for NDE and heat treat, we can provide virtually any custom open die or rolled ring forging. Additionally, we hold special process approvals from many of the world's premier aerospace companies.
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Related Literature
In the December 2014 issue, NASA profiles Scot Forge of Spring Grove, Illinois for the company's involvement in creating the largest rocket ever built for human space exploration.
History was made at 12:31am Monday, August 5th, 2012 on the fourth planet in this solar system as NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity descended to a picture-perfect rocket-guided and slowed descent to a gentle, wheels-first, sky crane touchdown on the surface of the Red Planet.
SpaceDev (Poway, CA) and Scot Forge worked together to make the dream of private space flight a reality, moving quickly from drawing board to launching pad.
Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Forging Capabilities Combined with Value Engineering
We can develop near-net shaped solutions to meet your drawing requirements. Our vast forging capabilities enable us to reduce forged section sizes and improve mechanical properties.
Fast Quotes and Personalized Service
We understand your need for a supplier with expert knowledge of your industry and your specific component requirements. Our knowledgeable technical sales team is ready to consult with you and provide fast quotes based on your needs. We strive to assist you in meeting your design challenges and program objectives with clear communications from order status to milestone achievements.
On-time Delivery
During a rebuild, you never know what you may find. We have a fully staffed department dedicated to tracking and maintaining high on-time delivery performance. In crucial circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response to get items out of the critical path.
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Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Improve Cost-Effectiveness of Components
Our technically trained sales team, backed by metallurgists and forging experts, work with you to create a near-net-shape forging that will reduce starting stock and improve lead times.
Predictable, Repeatable Quality
Tightly controlled material chemistry, advanced rolling techniques and precise production and quality control parameters yield forgings with constant, repeatable quality.
Dedicated Technical Expertise
Our industry specialists are ready to assist you in meeting your design challenges and program objectives, working as an extension of your team from quote to delivery.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Our technically trained sales staff, backed by our metallurgical engineers and forging experts, will work with you to discover ways to achieve your desired shape while reducing starting stock.
Reasons To Choose Scot Forge
Dedicated Technical Expertise
Our technically trained Defense Services Team, backed by our metallurgists and forging experts, work with you to discover ways to reduce long-term costs and improve lead times. Our industry specialists are ready to assist you in meeting your design challenges, including redesigning cast or fabricated parts, and program objectives with clear communications on everything from order status to accurate certification and milestone achievements.
Fast Delivery and Breakdown Services
At Scot Forge, we understand the importance of on-time delivery, maintaining your build schedule. In critical circumstances, reduced lead times can be offered for breakdown and emergency orders in need of immediate production response.
A Vast Inventory of Materials
We maintain an extensive inventory of ferrous and non-ferrous materials for the defense sector. From vacuum degassed air melt to ESR or VAR cleanliness levels, forgings are supplied using the highest-quality material available. Defense application-specific grades include HY-80, HY-100, N04400, N05500, N06625, 6-4 Titanium, CP Grade 2 Titanium, C63200, C71500 and custom-melt alloys that meet OEM specifications.
This ready inventory eliminates many of the delays associated with order processing, allowing for shorter lead times and quick reaction to market changes.
Flexible Sizes, Shapes and Quantities
No matter the grade of material or shape and size of the part, our facilities are designed to support both single-piece and high-volume manufacturing. Whether you need bomb bodies, forgings for submarines, surface warship components, missile tubes or reactor parts, we will expertly certify your order under our accredited Quality Assurance Program.
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:
We offer many size forgings in both standard and unique geometries to meet your needs.
Pro Tip - Did you know near-net shapes can save you time and money? Oftentimes, a customer calls to order a disc, which they will later machine down to a more shaped part. By working with our technically trained sales team, you can get your finished product shape as close as possible to optimize your production process.
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