Copper hot forging: Mecolpress presses
Mecolpress proposes a wide variety of mechanical and hydraulic presses for copper hot forging. Thanks to Mecolpress technology it is possible to obtain geometrical shapes, even the most complex ones, and to check all the process steps.
Mecolpress boasts a very long experience in the hot forging presses field and proposes to its customers a wide variety of presses with which it is possible to realize different pieces with simple and complex geometrical shapes. One of the most commonly used material by our customers for the hot forging is copper.
Copper features
This material is known for its conductivity features and it is especially indicated for the forging of parts used in the electric sector such as for example parts for switches, for connectors, battery clips, plates for heating dissipation of electrical parts.
The billets forging temperatures for copper are around 800°C, while the die temperatures are about 300°C.
Presses for copper hot forging: the Mecolpress solutions
The copper alloys are certainly expensive and for this reason it is necessary to optimize the productivity of the used press. Our sales department, according to the alloy used by the customer companies and to the geometrical shapes intended to obtain, is available to suggest which are the most recommended presses for copper hot forging.
Moreover, our customers, in case of needs, can commission us also the die to associate to the requested press.
Strength of Mecolpress is to be able to offer to its customers a forging test in very short time so that to verify with which forces it is necessary to operate to make the best use of the press.
To learn more about our range of presses for copper hot forging you can contact our sales department.
Metals hot forging process
Metals forging: hot or cold forging?
The forging by means of presses of metals commonly used for the industrial production, such as aluminum and brass, can happen in two ways.
- The first one is the cold coining, carried out, for example, on a piece that already has its own shape and that is forged through the press in such a way to calibrate it and to compact it. The cold coining is suitable, above all, for small size parts and for great production batches, such as screws. The most suitable machines for this type of process are our screw presses.
- The metals hot forging is different from the cold one because it allows to obtain high quality pieces by means of an important deformation of the starting material. With the deformation of brass, copper, aluminum by means of hot forging presses it is possible, indeed, to produce particular shapes, having very complicated structures as well. In order to achieve this forging, Mecolpress proposes, beyond the already mentioned screw presses, also the mechanical and hydraulic presses according to the different production necessities expressed by the customer.
Mechanical and hydraulic presses for the hot forging
The mechanical press can hot forge even complicated pieces. At the end of the process, the forged parts can often have some remaining flash that can be eliminated by means of a trimming machine, machinery that is part of the products range that we offer. The eccentric mechanical press with continuous cycle is recommended for the customers who have high production necessities, while the hydraulic press is more advisable for parts having very complicated shapes and that would require, otherwise, the usage of a lot of material. This type of press permits, indeed, a saving of the input material, so offering to the forger a good margin on the product cost. Moreover, by forging the parts by means of hydraulic hot forging presses, at the end of the productive cycle the parts range that can be produced without flash is much wider, thanks to a progressive and programmable application of the forces. Another characteristic of this type of presses is the flexibility, given by the wide number of available functions.
Hot forging line
For the metals forging a furnace that can be electric (induction) or gas furnace and a press are needed. This is the base productive line for the aluminum, brass, titanium and steel processing; line that can be upstream completed with a sawing machine that cuts the metal bar in billets and with a graphitizing machine, where the billets are treated with the graphite before these are inserted in the furnace, so that these absorb better the heat and that are kept lubricated. The graphitizing, that offers remarkable advantages from a productive point of view, such as a minor gas consumption in the furnace and a superior durability of the dies, is just fitting for some specific production typologies. It is not recommended, for example, for the production of parts that once forged, must be chrome plated or exposed to further particular treatments. Our sales department is at the disposal of our customers for suggesting the best forging line composition according to the product and to application field.
Hot forged metals
The customer’s choice for a specific press for his own productive cycle is based on the material typology used by the forger and on the shapes to achieve.
For the brass forging the hydraulic press is more fitting than the screw press, that is better for the forging of titanium and steel. The eccentric mechanical presses are used for all the metals, even for the copper hot forging. Our sales department is at disposal of our customers for offering the best technical solution for every specific productive situation.
For further information about hot forging machineries, please write us at sales@mecolpress.com
Materials Forged
Mecolpress is leader in the production of industrial presses for the hot forging of materials like:
brass, titanium, aluminium, copper and steel.
The competence of the Research and Development department of Mecolpress support our customers to obtain several goals:
- To be informed about the methodologies to optimize the production thanks to the hot forging of the parts in an efficient way, without the need of subsequent operations like trimming the flash or similar, and also in an effective way, producing a piece that is robust and perfect as the shape to which is inspired;
- To learn which are the most suitable materials for which applications and determine in which conditions the properties of the materials itself are best performing;
- To adapt the best production technics to the need of specific industry sectors, to particular countries prescriptions, according to the local laws and styles.
Mecolpress is therefore a competence centre for the hot forging of material on international level, and this also thanks to the global success that the company has reached in its history.
