Forging
Forging Industry Heat Exchanger
EASTERN designs and manufactures custom recuperators and heat exchangers purpose-built for the forging industry. In drop and press forging furnaces, flue gases exit at temperatures between 900°C and 1,200°C and without a waste heat recovery system, the exhaust stack wastes that energy entirely. Our forging industry recuperators capture this heat and return it as preheated combustion air at up to 700°C, directly increasing flame temperature, improving charge soaking, and cutting fuel consumption by up to 45%. With clients including Bharat Forge, BHEL, and CHW Forge, EASTERN is a trusted heat exchanger supplier for forging plants across India and worldwide.
- Factory insulated, ready to install
- Flame temp up to 1200°C
- Air Preheats up to 700°C
- Higher flame temp
- Better soaking
- Faster heating of charge & furnace
- Simple installation
- No movable parts
- Simple operation
- Suitable for all fuels including heavy oils and pulverised coal/pet coke
How Heat Recovery Works in Forging Industry Furnaces
In the forging industry, reheating and soaking furnaces operate at extremely high temperatures to prepare billets and ingots for pressing or hammering. Despite this, a large share of that energy escapes as wasted exhaust heat. However, a large share of the fuel energy often 40 to 60% escapes as hot exhaust gas. EASTERN recuperators intercept this flue gas and use it to preheat the incoming combustion air before it reaches the burner.
As a result, the furnace achieves a higher flame temperature with the same fuel input. Furthermore, better soaking uniformity means fewer defects, faster cycle times, and higher through put per tone of fuel consumed. Because our units are factory-insulated and ready to install, forging plants can retrofit them onto existing furnaces with no movable parts and minimal downtime. Use our tool to calculate your recuperator for your forging furnace.
Why the Forging Industry Relies on EASTERN Heat Exchangers
Because no two forging furnaces are identical, EASTERN engineers each recuperator specifically for your operating conditions including fuel type, flue gas temperature, throughput capacity, and furnace layout. In addition, our units are suitable for all fuel types used in forging operations, including heavy fuel oil, pulverised coal, and pet coke.
Specifically, our forging industry heat exchangers deliver:
- Flame temperatures up to 1,200°C for effective billet heating
- Air preheat up to 700°C for maximum thermal efficiency
- Faster heating of charge and furnace to improve production rate
- Simple operation with no movable parts for low maintenance overhead
- Maximum payback within 3 months based on fuel savings alone
Furthermore, EASTERN provides installation supervision and after-sales support throughout the system’s service life, ensuring consistent performance.
EASTERN manufactures every heat exchanger under ISO 9001:2015-certified processes, meeting international quality standards for forging industry applications.
EASTERN’S recuperators for the forging industry are built to meet the energy efficiency benchmarks set by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India, helping forging plants reduce specific energy consumption and meet audit targets.
