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Think drop forging for large gear blanks

By Paul Dvorak | July 7, 2009

Canton Drop Forge also supplies gear blanks for locomotives, railroad passenger cars, and off-highway traction motors, as well as large agricultural equipment.

Canton Drop Forge also supplies gear blanks for locomotives, railroad passenger cars, and off-highway traction motors, as well as large agricultural equipment.

Canton Drop Forge, Canton, Ohio, says it is a complete machine shop so it can meet all of a client’s forging needs, including die sinking. These capabilities, along with the skills of its personnel, ensure precision, consistency, and control of forging dies, all of which are instrumental in meeting production schedules.

The need to find alternative methods of energy has opened many new industries and markets. Windpower is one in which Canton Drop Forge participates. The company provides large gear blanks in near net shapes for manufacturers of gearboxes that drive wind generators. A brief list of company equipment includes:

  • Steam operated hammers in these quantities and capacities

2-35,000 lb  3-18,000 lb  1-5,000 lb

2-25,000 lb  1-14,000 lb  1-3,000 lb

2-20,000 lb  1-10,000 lb

  • Hydraulic presses:

2-1,000 ton preforming presses

1-computer controlled preform press

1-2,500 ton multi-ram

  • For thermal treatments:

3-continuous normalize, temper, or anneal furnaces

2-continuous hardening and drawing furnaces with oil-quench tanks

1-batch solution treating furnace (for hi-temp alloys)

  • For machining:

Boring, milling, and turning equipment for rough and semi-finished machining and qualifying of forgings. Canton Drop Forge can provide complete machining solutions.


Filed Under: Components, Gearboxes
Tagged With: forging, gear manufacturing, gears
 

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