Friction Screw Press Applications: The Workhorse of Indian Hot Forging

If your shop hot-forges bolts, flanges, gear blanks, or hand tools, a friction screw press is often the most cost-effective machine on your floor. Unlike mechanical presses with fixed stroke energy, a screw press delivers full energy at any point in the stroke — ideal for die forging where metal flow matters more than speed.

Where Friction Screw Presses Excel

Hot forging of fasteners (bolts, nuts, rivets), pipe flanges and valve bodies, agricultural implement parts, hand tools such as spanners, pliers, and hammers, automotive components like yokes and levers, and brass and copper hot stamping for sanitary fittings.

Why Forgers Choose Screw Presses Over Hammers

Quieter operation, better die life, consistent energy per blow, and lower foundation costs. A drop hammer delivers energy through impact velocity, which punishes dies and demands massive foundations. A screw press gives controlled metal flow in the die, two to three times the die life, and identical energy on every blow. For medium-batch closed-die forging, the economics beat a drop hammer in most cases.

Birson Forgings Friction Screw Presses

Built in Ludhiana since 1985, ISO 9001 certified, and available up to 500 tonnes, Birson friction screw presses serve forging shops across India and export markets in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe.

Send us your component drawing and we will recommend the right tonnage — free of charge. Call +91 98147 15935 or use the contact form to get a quotation.