In forging operations, automation systems that manage loading and unloading of batch and continuous forging furnaces may incorporate flexible loading schemes that accommodate a range of billet and bloom sizes, reducing fuel consumption, maintenance and labor costs. By integrating these systems to create a continuous manufacturing process, losses in time and temperature can be minimized.

Automated loading and unloading, with billet de-bundling systems and integrated robotics, will reduce further the manual labor requirements.
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Automated bar end heating system utilizing a multi-coil configuration (shown in Figure 8) are generally used to heat various diameters and heat lengths for an upsetting process. The system utilizes a multi-axis robot to load and unload bars on the heating fixture

Once heated, the billets are raised out of the coil and unloaded by a second robot.

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