20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

In the production of the large forgings, a reduction in exhaust carbondioxide and nitrogenoxide is a key issue from the viewpoint of the environmental protection, and a decrease in fuel consumption of gas combustion type forging furnaces is therefore in highly demand. Japan Casting & forging Corporation (JCFC) has introduced new regenerative burners for the furnaces since 1999. In a furnace...

High temperature furnaces are an integral part of the open die forging process and a sizable portion of capital expense for a new press project. What is most important to the production managers, finance department, HSE managers, and maintenance group must be considered. Conflicting furnace attributes such as energy efficiency, production, emissions and temperature uniformity make these...