Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

Siempelkamp open-die forging presses are according to the customer‘s requirement available in different designs – as push-down and
pull-down presses, as 2- or 4-column presses and driven by either oil- or water-hydraulic. The special feature of this press is the high
forging frequency which results in shorter processing times, and thus in higher production outputs.
Our customers can also buy these presses as part of a complete package, that is, as a turnkey plant with integrated manipulators,
material feed system, turn-table, as well as a tool magazine and a die-change system. The plant is designed with maximum effi ciency
in mind to meet the special requirements of our customers. Optimal process and plant parameters result in the economical production
of forged parts on closed-die forging presses. Closed-die forging presses operate with press forces of up to 450 MN and more. These
presses manufacture a wide range of products including airplane parts, tools, truck rims, and near-net-shaped parts. With these
presses, we have established an optimum ratio between press dimension and press force. Also available as turnkey forging plants,
these presses convince with numerous service components.
All our equipment is custom-designed to meet customer requirements. This strengthens and ensures the competitiveness of the
operator which can rely on custom-made instead of mainstream equipment.
Open-die forging press for titanium
New order in 2009 for an open-die forging press
for titanium
In 2009 we received the order for the design and construction of
a complete forging line. The press is designed as a quick-stroke
press which can process workpieces with more than 100 strokes
per minute during planishing. The starting material are rods with
a length of up to 7 m (23 ft) and a weight of up to 15 t (16.5 US
tons). As the general contractor Siempelkamp will build the com-
plete line as well as put it into operation. The line consists of the
45/60 MN open-die forging press, the handling system for the
inserting and discharging of the forgings as well as two forging
manipulators with a lifting capacity of 15 t each. The complete
control of the system including the manipulators is built by
Siempelkamp. Furthermore, we will supply the complete hydraulic
system, the die change system, as well as the devices for the
heating of the dies and the measuring of the forgings.