With the rapid development of high-speed railway, the performance and quality requirements of precision forgings are becoming higher and higher. In order to meet the market demand and improve production efficiency and product quality, the upgrading and technological transformation of production equipment have become the key. This paper will discuss the production equipment and technology upgrade of high speed railway precision forgings.
High speed railway precision forging production equipment
Forging equipment: Forging equipment is the basic equipment for the production of high-speed railway precision forging parts, mainly including forging hammer, hydraulic press and mechanical press. These devices are able to process raw materials into precision forgings with the desired shape and properties by impact or static pressure.
Heat treatment equipment: Heat treatment equipment is the key equipment to improve the performance of forging, including heating furnace, quenching furnace and tempering furnace. These devices can improve the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of precision forgings by controlling the temperature and time, causing the material to undergo phase changes and alloying.
Testing equipment: Testing equipment is used for quality testing and control of precision forgings, including non-destructive testing equipment, mechanical properties testing machine, metallographic microscope, etc. These devices can detect internal defects, mechanical properties and organizational structure of precision forgings to ensure product quality.
Technology upgrade of high speed railway precision forging
Digital and intelligent technology: Digital and intelligent technology is an important development direction of the current manufacturing industry. Through the introduction of digital technology, the automation and information of the production process can be realized, and the production efficiency and product quality can be improved. At the same time, the use of intelligent technology, can realize the remote monitoring and maintenance of equipment, improve the reliability of equipment.
New heat treatment technology: Although the traditional heat treatment technology can improve the mechanical properties of precision forgings, it has high energy consumption and long cycle. New heat treatment technologies such as vacuum heat treatment and laser heat treatment can reduce energy consumption, shorten cycle time and improve production efficiency.
Precision forming technology: Precision forming technology can improve the precision and surface quality of precision forgings, reduce the subsequent processing and polishing workload. For example, precision forming technologies such as precision die forging and isothermal forming can achieve rapid and efficient production of complex shape precision forgings.
Composite material preparation technology: composite material has excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, and has broad application prospects in high-speed railway precision forgings. The development of new composite material preparation technologies, such as powder metallurgy, jet molding, etc., can realize the rapid and low-cost preparation of high-performance composite materials.
Green manufacturing technology: Green manufacturing technology is an important means to achieve sustainable development of manufacturing industry. Promoting the production mode of energy saving and emission reduction, optimizing the energy utilization structure and reducing waste emission can effectively reduce the environmental impact in the production process of high-speed railway precision forgings.
With the rapid development of high-speed railway and the intensification of market competition, upgrading of production equipment and technology is very important for the production of high-speed railway precision forgings. Through the introduction of digital and intelligent technology, new heat treatment technology, precision forming technology, composite material preparation technology and green manufacturing technology, it can improve production efficiency and product quality, reduce environmental impact, and enhance the market competitiveness of enterprises. At the same time, strengthening industry-university-research cooperation and technological innovation, and constantly tracking the development of advanced technology and equipment at home and abroad is of great significance for promoting the sustainable development of high-speed railway precision forging industry.
