Sanghvi Forge, based in Gujarat, India, now has a free forging plant located alongside the existing forging press which has an installed capacity of 3.6kt force. The recently commissioned four column hydraulic press of 4.5kt force is now in operation.
The manipulator on a 20m track can handle hot ingots weighing up to 60t for forging. Five car bottom furnaces have been installed for final heat treatment.
The newly installed capacity and can produce forgings of up to 40t piece weight under strict quality inspection and third party surveillance. The infrastructure has a production capacity of 15kt/y. and new plans for specialisation in super alloy steels are being implemented.
Sanghvi Forge in Gujarat can handle 60t ingots