Saturday, May 17, 2014

Using Coal Gasifier in Forging Industry



CASE Gasifier in Upper India Ludhiana

Forging has its history way back in the 12th century, when smiths used to shape products with the help of hammer and anvil. With the passage of time, the technique took a drastic change. Today, industries use mechanically driven equipment and devices to produce forged products. While some metals can be treated at normal room temperature, materials like iron and steel demands hot forging. In this process, a high-temperature furnace is required to heat billets and ingots for a pre-determined time, following heat treatment of the forged product. However, the method is determined according to the type of metal and the desired geometrical shape of the end-product.

Hot forging technique has been ruling the metal industries for years now. However, the scarcity in the supply of furnace oil, a major requirement, appears to be nightmare for production houses. The rise in inflation and the current pricing trend is affecting companies to a large extend. Owing to the issue, engineers with gasification knowledge have come up with a technology to replace the use of furnace oil with producer gas.

Coal Gasifier helps in the considerable production of producer gas to be used for heat treatment. The heating process is done to refine the material size, improve the consistency of each minute structure and enhance the physical properties of forged steel. The technology carries the potential to cut fuel cost and provide effective business output. For instance, one such coal gasifier has been installed in a forging unit located in Nagpur, Maharashtra (India). By installing the technology, the production of the company has increased by 40%. Moreover, the saving in coal gas as compared to the furnace oil is more than 60%.

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