A Unique Forged Part
Victoria Drop Forgings is commissioned to manufacture components for World War 2 Spitfire aircraft restoration — forging a tail leg swivel axle for The Aircraft Restoration Company.
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Industry guides, process deep-dives and company news from Victoria Drop Forgings — precision forging specialists since 1904.
The Closed-Die Forging Process – Quality Standards
How Victoria Drop Forgings maintains AS9100-compliant quality across all forged parts, from batch cards and dimensional checking to full inspection before dispatch.
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The Closed-Die Forging Process – Cooling the Forged Parts
Following forging, components undergo flash trimming, heat treatments including normalising and hardening, de-scaling and rigorous inspection before advancing.
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Victoria Forging – Investing in our Future
The company invests in a brand new bespoke vertical milling centre (VMC), enabling economical machining of stainless and aluminium forgings alongside traditional closed-die production.
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The Closed-Die Forging Process – Forging the Metal
How heated metal is placed within closed dies and shaped through repeated hammering action — why this method delivers superior strength and is cost-effective for production runs.
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The Closed-Die Forging Process – Heating the Metals
Temperature requirements for aerospace steel (1180°C), commercial steel (1230°C) and brass (720°C) — and why you have just 40 seconds to respond once metal leaves the furnace.
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The Closed-Die Forging Process – Choosing a Metal
Aluminium for lightweight automotive parts, stainless and carbon steels for fuel lines and hydraulic connectors, copper for high-conductivity electronic components.
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The Closed-Die Forging Process – Mould Design
From 3D CAD design and plastic prototype to die cutting — the first step in the closed-die forging process takes 1 to 4 weeks depending on approval timelines.
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What is Drop Forging?
Open-die vs closed-die forging explained — one of the oldest metalworking techniques dating to 8000 BC, used across aerospace, automotive, saddlery and motorcycle manufacturing.
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