20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

Continuous demand for improvements in the forging industry makes life-cycle-cost of industrial equipment an essential focus for the plant operator. As the forging process by nature is an extremely energy consuming process, one of the biggest parts of the operating costs are energy costs. In conventional hydraulic press drives for forging presses the pumps are running on fixed speed and the major energy consumers in the system are the main and boost pumps. After the Fast Forging Valve introduced by Oilgear some years ago, the “Power on Demand” (POD) systems architecture is the new and innovative solution in forging press drives for the future. It is based on the highly reliable and ultra-efficient Oilgear FCS pump design on the one hand, on the other hand it relies on efficient electric motors and todays easily available large variable frequency drives. Utilizing the proven track record and references in the forging industry, Oilgear provides an integrated and tailor made energy saving POD press drive for new equipment and retrofit projects. Thanks to the unique combination of Oilgear capabilities – efficient hydraulics components, dedicated forging software algorithms, engineering, manufacturing and assembly facilities – a POD drive for forging presses saves at least 25% of energy compared to a standard drive in open die applications. At this year’s IFM, Oilgear will showcase the different aspects of its POD systems architecture with detailed elements, including industrial references.