Forging

The aerospace industry requires forged parts of the highest quality to meet industry standards of reliability and durability. Aequs' forging unit, SQuAD, a joint venture with Aubert & Duval, is an integral part of its ecosystem that supports global OEMs in their supply chain while also contributing to their offset obligations.

The unit specializes in the forging of small to medium-sized aero-structural parts, engine, landing gear, and braking system components in aluminum, steel, titanium, or nickel-based alloys for the aerospace industry. Moreover, SQuAD facilitates the forging of highly critical components of the Automotive, Power Generation, and Oil and Gas industries.

The state-of-the-art unit is well equipped with separate forging lines of 1200T Screw Press and a 10,000T Hydraulic Press and all associated heat treatment dedicated lines. SQuAD also has an inspection line and a well-equipped laboratory.

Approved by global OEMs, the unit has an inhouse Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) facility. SQuAD is ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001certified, while the heat treatment lines are NADCAP certified.

Our Capabilities

  • - Heat Treatment Line- Aluminum
    • • Furnaces complying with AMS 2750s
    • • Aluminum Solutionizing: 1000 Kgs / Batch
    • • Aluminum aging: 40000 Kgs/ Batch
    • • Electrical heating
    • • Temperature range from 90 to 550°C
    • • Class 1 (+/-3°C) & Class 2 (+/-5°C)
    • • Designed for NADCAP approval
  • Forging press- 1,200T Screw Press
    • • Billet Induction Heater: Steel
      • • Temp range: 850 to 1300°C
    • • Billet Heating Furnace: Aluminum
      • • Temp range: 300 to 550°C
      • • Class 4 (+/-7°C) as per AMS2750
    • • Billet Heating Furnace: Steel & Titanium
      • • Temp range: 800to 1250°C
      • • Class 4 as per AMS2750 (+/-10°C)
  • 10,000T Hydraulic Press
    • • Billet Heating Furnace: Aluminum
      • • Temp range: 300 to 550°C
      • • Class 4 (+/-7°C) as per AMS2750
    • • Billet Heating Furnace: Steel, Titanium, Superalloys
      • • Temp range: 820 to 1250°C
      • • Class 4 as per AMS2750 (+/-10°C)
  • Heat Treatment- Steel & Titanium
    • • Furnace complying with AMS 2750
    • • Cap: 1000 Kgs/ Batch
    • • Electrical heating
    • • Solutionizing 1150°C, Class 4 (+/- 10°C)
    • • Aging/ Annealing 850°C, Class 2 (+/-5°C)
    • • Designed for NADCAP approval

Our Processes

  • Laboratory
    • • Hardness testing
    • • Tensile testing
    • • Micro-structure
    • • Conductivity
  • Heat Treatment
    • • Solutionizing
    • • Ageing
    • • Quenching
    • • Tempering
  • Dedicated Team
    • • SAP ERP in place
    • • Customs officer on site for material clearance
    • • International logistics contract in place
  • Closed-die Forging
    • • 10K T Hydraulic Press
    • • 1200 T Screw Press