Navigator

Forging

Cold forging

Cold heading, cold extrusion and multi-station cold forging of fastener and automotive components.

Segment

Typical work

  • Cold heading
  • Cold extrusion
  • Multi-station cold forging
  • Fastener components
  • Automotive components

Industry requirements

What this segment needs to manage

These are the requirements manufacturers in this segment typically manage. Talk to us about how Navigator’s manufacturing core applies to your process.

    • Multi-stage forming and forming sequence
    • Tool and die set management
    • Material consumption and blank weight
    • Tool life
    • Die maintenance
    • Process capability

From our journey

Where Navigator has worked in this segment

Navigator’s journey began in 1997 with engineering-drawing automation for dies, tools and fixtures used in cold-forged fasteners. See our journey

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does cold forging include?

Cold heading, cold extrusion and multi-station cold forging of fastener and automotive components. Typical examples are cold heading, cold extrusion, multi-station cold forging, fastener components and automotive components.

What do cold forging manufacturers need to manage?

Typical requirements include multi-stage forming and forming sequence, tool and die set management, material consumption and blank weight, tool life, die maintenance and process capability.

Which Navigator products are relevant for cold forging?

Products to look at first are Navigator - ERP, Navigator - PPC, Navigator - QMS and Navigator - ToolRoom.

Next step

See Navigator against your own process

Tell us how you manufacture and where planning breaks down. We will walk you through the parts of Navigator that fit.