welcome to swagelok's impaction facility
one of more than 20 swagelok
manufacturing sites located around the
world
swagelok develops and provides high
quality reliable products and assemblies
technical expertise application
experience and industry knowledge to
customers operating fluid systems in
some of the most demanding applications
on the planet
the impaction facility is swagelok's
internal forge shop and transforms raw
material into the high precision fitting
and valve forgings machined in our
manufacturing sites
through this virtual tour of the
impaction operation we look forward to
showcasing the steps we take early in
the manufacturing process to meet the
quality standards customers have come to
expect from swagelok as well as how we
have streamlined the supply chain to
ensure product availability
very few manufacturers maintain their
own forge this key differentiator means
swagelok has greater oversight over
design and manufacturing quality and
increased control of its supply chain to
minimize disruptions
for almost 60 years swagelok has also
gone further machining all facility
punches and dies at our in-house dye
shop on high-speed cnc milling machines
this extra step provides greater
precision from the beginning of the
manufacturing
process we purchase our stainless steel
and nickel and exotic alloys directly
from our approved suppliers mills they
submit certifications in advance to
confirm the material meets swagelok
specifications approved material is then
assigned a specific heat code that will
get applied directly onto dies to stamp
onto forgings as a result swagelok and
customers can track products all the way
back to the original material once
arriving at impaction raw material goes
through cut-off saws or a hydraulic
shear station to be cut in shorter
pieces called billets
from there
bar is fed into our forging equipment
the forging area is loud as three
different styles of forging equipment
including impactors presses and a
massive auto press are constantly at
work depending on the material bar is
heated up to a minimum of 1 900 degrees
fahrenheit or over 1 000 degrees celsius
using different dyes created in our die
shop and tremendous force the forging
equipment then mechanically transforms
the raw material all the way from a
pre-shaped starting form to the final
trim
the auto press is fully automated and
makes a platter of forgings every six
and a half seconds components then are
rapidly cooled through a water quenching
process to protect from conditions that
can later cause corrosion all equipment
features an infrared camera to ensure
billets are at the correct forging
temperature
all components produced at impaction go
through a process that mechanically and
chemically cleans and finishes the
surfaces our highly trained associate
team then visually sorts every piece and
reviews for defects before palletizing
and shipping to our manufacturing
facilities for machining
nothing moves on unless it has passed
in addition to our on-site inspection
samples from each order are sent to an
independent test lab to ensure material
property requirements are met the team
also creates a certification order of
forgings that is independently inspected
before being shipped to the
manufacturing sites
swagelok's core values which date back
to our founding over 70 years ago
include unwavering commitments to
quality customer focus and safety
we take those commitments seriously
because we know that the well-being of
our customers people profitability and
the environments in which they operate
depend on it
by managing forging in-house and taking
each extra measure to ensure precision
the impaction facility makes sure that
our products are of high quality from
the beginning
thank you for taking the time to join us
be sure to check out our other swagelok
tours and visit us at swagelok.com for
more information and to connect with an
authorized swagelok sales and service
center
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