Efficiency and flexibility to handle over 10 million hot steel forgings per year
San Grato SpA forges over 10 million auto parts every year at two plants in Northern Italy, in sizes up to 800 mm long, diameters up to 350 mm, and weighing 0.5 up to 30 kg. This volume is possible because of the efficiency and flexibility of a series of robots developed by FCA subsidiary Comau SpA, in place to tend each stage of the sequenced closed-die forming operation.
About the Author
Robert Brooks
Editor/Content Director - Endeavor Business Media
Robert Brooks has been a business-to-business reporter, writer, editor, and columnist for more than 20 years, specializing in the primary metal and basic manufacturing industries. His work has covered a wide range of topics including process technology, resource development, material selection, product design, workforce development, and industrial market strategies, among others.
Currently, he specializes in subjects related to metal component and product design, development, and manufacturing—including castings, forgings, machined parts, and fabrications.
Brooks is a graduate of Kenyon College (B.A. English, Political Science) and Emory University (M.A. English.)