2007-2-15 10:12:49PRINT

Review and Expectation of the Chinese Forging Industry

In 2005, the total production of forgings in China amounts to 3.26 million tons, among which about 2.44 million tons is used in automobile, motorcycle, agricultural vehicle, construction machinery etc industries, and more than 80 thousand tons of open die forgings is used in electricity, oil, metallurgy, mine, ship-building, machinery industries.

The equipment condition of Chinese forging industry is as following:

1.There are 140 sets of 8-165 MN hydraulic forging presses, among which 60-165 MN 15 sets, 25-45 MN 35 sets, others over 90 sets. More than 20 sets of presses over 1000 ton are needed in coming few years.

2. There are about 32000 open die hammers in China, namely 30000 sets below 1000 kg and 2000 steam/ air hammers between 1 to 10 ton.

3. Die forging hammers amount to 1100 sets, and maximum falling part weight is 16 ton. 20% of them have been reformed to be Chinese original created energy-saving hydraulic/ air hammers.

4. There are more than 3000 sets of screw presses in China, the maximum energy is 112MN, secondly 63MN and then 31.5MN.

5. Hot die forging press over 300 ton, clutch type/direct driven screw press, ring rolling machines(more than 1 meter), high speed hot upsetting press, cold/warm forging press, cold/warm extrusion press etc are respectively demanded 20-100 sets.

Hydraulic Forging Press	60-165 MN 15 sets	25-45 MN 35 sets	<20MN 90 sets	>1000 ton 20 sets in demand
Open Die Hammer	<1000kg 30000 sets	1-10 ton steam/ air hammers 2000 sets;20% have been reformed for energy saving.
Die Forging Hammer	Total 1100 sets; maximum falling part weight is 16 ton; 20% have been reformed for energy saving.
Screw Press	Total 3000 sets; maximum energy: 112MN, secondly 63 MN, thirdly 31.5 MN
Hot die forging press over 300 ton, clutch type/direct driven screw press, ring rolling machines(more than 1 meter), high speed hot upsetting press, cold/warm forging press, cold/warm extrusion press: Over 20-100 sets respectively in demand.

Future Trend for forging companies:

Global production and supply to suit the change of automobile industry.
Large scale production and focus on supplying some certain product.
Apply electronic commerce to take part in global competition.
Apply computer simulation to enhance R & D capacity and shorten response time.

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