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After forging and rough machining in New Castle, PA this shaft is loaded onto a flatbed. It will make a brief trip to a sister division located less t ABOUT US > News And Updates 7.06.2016 > FORGING NEWS AND UPDATES FROM NORTH AMERICAN FORGEMASTERS NAF loads marine shaft with overhead crane Colin Herchenbach On July 6, 2016 After forging and rough machining in New Castle, PA this shaft is loaded onto a flatbed. It will make a brief trip to a sister division located less than two hours north to have an inner bore machined in before heat treatment. In this picture the shaft is just over 40' in length and weighs over 100,000 lbs. Categories: General | Tags: | View Count: (36403)

North American Forgemasters has vertical and horizontal furnaces with capabilities to heat treat parts weighing up to 88,000 lbs., 177 in. diameter, or 75 ft. in length. CAPABILITIES > Heat Treatment > HEAT TREATMENT FOR FORGED PRODUCT Through our JV Partners, NAF has over 240+ years of heat treatment experience and expertise. EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES At NAF there are three furnaces – two are box type and one is a moving hood type furnace that is capable of annealing, normalizing, tempering, stress relieving and slow cooling the largest forgings that NAF can produce. To learn more, visit the Products section on our website. Heat treatment capability highlights include: Car bottom, tip-up, and pit furnaces with capacities to 23.2 meters (76 ft.) long or 6.1 meters (20 ft.) in diameter 189.3 kiloliter (50,000-gallon) water quench tank for bars and hollows up to 9.1 meters (30ft.) 590.5 kiloliter (156,000-gallon) polymer quench tank for bars and hollows up to 9.1 meters (30ft.) 159 kiloliter (42,000-gallon) polymer/water quench pit tank for rings to 6.1 meters (20 ft.) diameter 480.7 kiloliters (127,000-gallon) polymer/water quench tank for product 11.1 meters (436 in.) wide each or 24.8 meters (978 in.) Vertical heat treating capability for shafts and hollow or sleeve forgings: Over 10.5 meters (35 ft.) in length Weights up to 40 metric tons (88,000 lbs.) Heat stability testing capability for large vertically heat treated steam turbine rotors NAF's JV Partners are both very strong financially and without debt. Should you require capabilities outside of those listed above, further investments of any kind can and will be considered. Don't hesitate to reach out to our team with questions. THE PROCESS Heat treatment involves controlled heating and cooling of metal to achieve desired physical and mechanical properties, without changing the shape of the product. NAF’s heat treatment techniques include annealing, normalizing and tempering, solution treatment, quenching (polymer, oil and water) and stress relieving. Heat treatment ensures product performance by achieving the balance of properties of strength, hardness, toughness, ductility, impact strength and microstructure required by customer specification. < Forging Testing >

North American Forgemasters produces steel forged cylinders, sleeves, blind hold cylinders and hollows with weights up to 270,000 lbs., max. O.D. 160 in. and max length 400 in. PRODUCTS > Sleeves & Stepped Hollows > FORGED SLEEVES AND STEPPED HOLLOWS NAF manufactures seamless forged, heavy wall hollow cylinders and sleeves in various customized configurations per customer requirements. Seamless forged hollows are ideal for high-stress applications and harsh environments due to their durability, strength and corrosion resistance. Hollows can be produced in a straight cylindrical shape and with unlimited variations of O.D.s and I.D.s, including tapers. Additionally, NAF offers all downstream processing , including heat treatment, machining and mechanical and non-destructive testing, upon request. Contact us today with your exact specifications, and our team will work with you to capitalize on our capabilities to minimize material waste and reduce process inefficiencies. Max. O.D. Max. Length Max. Weight 160in. 400+in. 325,000+ lbs. < Shafts/Bars Blocks > FORGED SLEEVES AND STEPPED HOLLOWS NAF manufactures seamless forged, heavy wall hollow cylinders and sleeves in various customized configurations per customer requirements. Seamless forged hollows are ideal for high-stress applications and harsh environments due to their durability, strength and corrosion resistance. Hollows can be produced in a straight cylindrical shape and with unlimited variations of O.D.s and I.D.s, including tapers. Additionally, NAF offers all downstream processing , including heat treatment, machining and mechanical and non-destructive testing, upon request. Contact us today with your exact specifications, and our team will work with you to capitalize on our capabilities to minimize material waste and reduce process inefficiencies. Max. O.D. Max. Length Max. Weight 160in. 400+in. 325,000+ lbs.