Forged flanges are one of the critical components used in pipeline connections, and their production requires some special equipment and tools. The following are some common forged flanges equipment and tools:
- Forging machine: It is used to process the steel material through multiple heating, forging, and cooling steps to obtain the required shape and size.
- Heating equipment: Steel material needs to be preheated before forging. The use of electromagnetic induction or flame heaters and other heating equipment can heat the steel to the required temperature.
- Process molds: These are molds designed according to the required specifications and shapes, which enable forged flange products to achieve corresponding size and precision requirements.
- Shot blasting equipment: Shot blasting cleaning is one of the surface treatment procedures for the forged flange product, which prepares the surface for later coating and painting.
- Lathe, milling machine, drilling machine: These equipment are used to complete subsequent processing steps.
Here are two practical production cases:
- A chemical company needed to forge stainless-steel flanges as pipe connection parts. They used high-power electromagnetic induction heating equipment to heat the materials, adopted the method of multiple forging, and used a support mold to carry out the forging process. Finally, they used shot blasting equipment to remove dust and pellets and then surface treated with anti-corrosion paint.
- A steel company needed to manufacture carbon steel flanges to connect pipeline systems. The manufacturer chose high-quality steel raw materials and used various methods such as preheating, rolling, cutting, and forging. Finally, they used lathe, milling machine, drilling machine, and other equipment to process and then used a shot blasting device to remove surface oxides and other pollutants from the forged flanges.
Through the above case introductions, it can be seen that forging flanges require a series of special equipment and tools to ensure that the produced flange products meet the design specifications and quality requirements.
