FORGING TECHNOLOGY

OUR WORLD IS MADE OF GREEN STEEL
Forging infrastructure
Breitenfeld products can be found almost everywhere in modern life. Our products are used in the following areas: power generation | petrochemicals (oil and gas) | toolmaking | mechanical engineering | transportation | motor racing | aerospace | nuclear power | shipbuilding | wind power | hydropower | railroads | high-pressure technology | food industry
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ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

The heart of the steelworks - a modern 65-tonne electric arc furnace with alternating furnace
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4 PAN OILS

For heating molten steel before vacuum treatment and homogenizing the melt
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2 VACUUM DEGASSING SYSTEMS

Dissolved gases such as hydrogen and nitrogen are reduced and steel purity is improved
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10 MN HYDRAULIC PRESS

Main hot forming unit for forging technology - this is where the
the produced ingots are brought into shape
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32 KN FORGING HAMMER

Hot forming unit for the "finishing touches"
of the forged bar steel surface
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FREEFORM FORGING HAMMERS

Three more forging hammers - Manufactory for
forged rings and disks according to
customer request
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BOGIE HEARTH FURNACES ACCORDING TO AMS 2750

Two heat treatment furnaces
for aviation applications
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BOGIE HEARTH OVENS ACCORDING TO DIN EN 65570

Nine annealing furnaces - depending on requirements
different state-of-the-art
heat treatments can be carried out
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WATER & POLYMER POOLS

Depending on the requirements, the forged products are
quenched from the austenitizing temperature
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PEELING

Round bars with a length of 3 - 8 m can be peeled here to dimensions of Ø 75 - Ø 350 mm.
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MILLING

Flat and square bar steel can be milled up to 2,000 x 1,250 x 14,000 mm
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TURNING

Round bars can be turned up to Ø 500 x 9,000 mm or Ø 650 x 6,000 mm
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SAWING

Several band saws: Cutting capacity up to 1,000 mm.

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GRINDING

We grind on our - block grinding machines up to a block weight of 65 t

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EN 9100 & ISO 9001
Quality management systemsRequirements for aviation, aerospace and defense organizations
ISO 14001
Environmental management systemRequirements with instructions for use
  • Stainless steels according to customer requirements
  • Quenched and tempered steels
  • Case-hardening steels
  • Tool steels
  • Stainless steels (austenitic, martensitic, ferritic)
  • Duplex, super duplex
  • Ni-based alloys
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Aerospace and defense

  • EN 9100

Pressure vessels

  • PED 2014/68/EU

  • AD-WO/TRD 100

  • PED 2016 - UKCA

Nuclear power

  • KTA 3210.1 Abschnitt 2.4

  • KTA 3401.1

  • AVS D 100/50

  • IEA 50-C_Q und G-S-3

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OIL & Gas

  • NROSOK M-650, MDS D47

  • ISO 17782

Marine

  • Lloyd's Register

  • DNV

  • Bureau Veritas

  • American Bureau of Shipping

  • Class NK

  • Class KR

Further approvals

  • REACH RoHS CMRT EURATOM

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