Forging is a vital step in the aluminium manufacturing chain, where precision and consistency are key to producing high-quality components.
Whether through drop forging or press forging, maintaining the correct temperature throughout the process is essential to ensure the material behaves as expected and meets strict performance standards and fulfills safety requirements.
However, achieving accurate temperature measurement in such demanding environments presents a number of challenges that
LAND has reliable solutions for.
The Challenge: Accurate Temperature Measurement in Forging
In
aluminium forging processes, each semi-finished part must be preheated to a specific temperature before forging. Once in the forging stage, the temperature of each part is measured quickly and accurately using a pyrometer.
Any parts that fall outside the required temperature range are typically redirected or separated to prevent failures and maintain control over the process and product quality.
Standard pyrometers struggle to deliver reliable and repeatable measurements due to the highly variable surface conditions of different aluminium alloys, their surfaces and the changing nature of the forging process.
This variability can lead to inaccurate readings, making it difficult to ensure consistent product quality and traceability.
The Solution: SPOT+ AL Aluminium Application Pyrometer
To address these challenges, the
SPOT+ AL Smart Aluminium Application Pyrometers offer a purpose-built solution for forging environments. Using the implemented forging algorithm (F-mode), users can achieve accurate temperature readings regardless of alloy type or surface condition.
The SPOT+ AL is designed to provide reliable online temperature measurement, enabling effective process control and helping manufacturers maintain high standards of quality, safety and consistency. Its advanced algorithm accounts for the complexities of
aluminium forging, making it a reliable tool for real-time monitoring and decision-making, just by using a plug’n’play configuration.
In Practice: Precision and Confidence in Forging
Purpose-built for aluminium applications, the
SPOT+ AL and SPOT+ AL/LT* are ideally suited to the demands of forging processes.
*SPOT+ AL (200-900 °C) / SPOT+ AL/LT (130-700 °C)
Its ability to adapt to different alloys and surface conditions ensures that temperature measurements remain accurate and repeatable, even in challenging environments, easy to install, configure and maintain.
This level of precision supports better process documentation, reduces the risk of scrap parts, and helps manufacturers meet strict material specifications and required safety with confidence.
Customer Experience and Benefits: Why Temperature Control Matters
“Temperature measurement in forging processes is important to check the parts are at the correct temperature to forge effectively and to ensure the product quality and material specifications remain within tolerances, ensuring safety requirements and prevent scrap parts.”
This feedback highlights the critical role of temperature control in forging, not only to improve operational efficiency, but also to safeguard product integrity and minimize waste.