
A variety of steel and forged at both the Dudley and Hartlepool sites on a range of presses and drop hammers for commercial vehicle manufacturers, off highway manufacturers and 1st tier suppliers.
In addition the Special Products Division produces items for the off shore oil and petrochemical industries.
GEAR BLANKS, FLANGES AND DIFF SPIDERS
Heavy duty gears for engine and transmission applications.
Crank Presses 750T, 1300T, 1800T and 2500T
Size: 100mm to 235mm Diameter
Weight: 1.5Kg to 14Kg
Screw Presses 1250T and 1600T
Up to 225mm Diameter
Hammers up to 6T
Size: Up to 500mm Diameter
Weight: Up to 120Kg
SHAFTS
Heavy duty products for transmission and axle applications.
Screw Presses 1250T and 1600T
Size: Up to 530mm length and 20Kg
GENERAL FORGINGS
Producing pinions, wheel hubs, king pins, steering arms, couplings, fish plates etc... for commercial vehicles, off highway, agricultural, construction, industrial engines, general engineering, mining and defence.
Overall Size Range
Size: Up to 500mm Diameter
Weight: Up to 120Kg
SPECIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION
Producing high quality products such as pipe fittings, weld neck and slip-on flanges, valve bodies and discs, as well as bespoke forging, for the offshore oil and petrochemical industries.
Parts are forged in ferrous and non-ferrous materials including: carbon, alloy and stainless steel, duplex, super duplex, 6Mo steels, aluminium, bronze, nickel and titanium alloys.
TURNING FACILITIES
Both sites have CNC turning centres for turning of transmission and engine gears.
Size: 100mm to 250mm Diameter
Weight: Up to 12Kg
ANCILLARY PROCESSES
Batch heat treatment facilities are in operation at both sites, the Hartlepool site has an inline furnace for controlled cooling of forgings.
CNC die and tooling production is conducted in-house.
Metalab, a UKAS accredited laboratory is on site at Hartlepool for material certification, mechanical and chemical testing as well as metallographic investigations.