May 2013
| Business World Magazine | 179
frequent occasion when Consolidated has
examined design specifications and offered
alternatives to customers that save them
time, money and headache in the long run.
This has led to prototypes being delivered
in four to six weeks (when industry averages
can typically range from 14 to 16 weeks) and
components that don’t need to be qualified
via the costly ardors of retesting. As engineer-
ing consultants, Consolidated offers com-
prehensive guidance, not only assisting with
design and/or redesign, but also metallurgi-
cal analysis and design concept to replaced
machined hog-outs with more less costly
“Near Net Shape” forgings. The company
can also provide metal flow analysis when
such is dictated as a crucial strength applica-
tion. The analysis can also be applied to iden-
tify failure modes of a machined component
and insight as to how an engineered forging
could eliminate the problem.
Today, Consolidated Industries is ca-
pable of producing forgings in aluminum,
stainless steel, alloy steels,magnesium, nickel-
base alloys, aluminum-bronze, and all grades
of titanium. Titanium forgings can range
in weight from .25 pounds to 150 pounds.
The company’s efficiencies with steam ham-
mers enable them to produce impression die
forging and hand forgings up to 200 pounds
Left to right: Roger Briggs
Director Business Development
, John Wilbur,
President CEO Consolidated In-
dustries,
Drew Papio,
VP and General Manager- Operations
