Unique advantage of 3D precision forging
We use recent advances in science and technology during manufacturing of SMW forged wheels.    Usually, when you forge a piece you normally come straight down and cut the part out like you would make a cookie from a cookie mould. This process is called "open die" forging and is the simplest and lowest cost way of forging. You then have to machine out the well and bead area which interferes with the fiber structure of the material causing a loss of strength.

The process used to make SMW wheels uses the 3-D precision "closed die” forging which is more expensive and complex, to not only form both sides but also to form the well and bead seat of the wheel.  By pressing an extruded billet inside the mould, positioned on a very powerful hydraulic press (up to 30,000 ton capacity), the metal is shaped in the mould cavities thus obtaining the form of the wheel.  During deformation the flow of the metal in the mould is directed via metal fibers arranged as orthogonally as possible with respect to the direction of the load acting on the wheel.  With the hydraulic pressure exerted, it produces very compact ordered metal molecules that maximize the final mechanical strength of the wheel. Over the years we have perfected this technology to produce a very high quality, high strength, and cost effective SMW wheel.

Our complete production cycle may take up to eight months and involve four-five suppliers.  Our expertise includes procedures that allow us to use the same forging tools for both aluminum and magnesium forgings.  In order to offer the most flexibility and delivery speed to our customers, we keep a reserve of extruded bar on hand. This allows for immediate commencement of the forging process.  Our suppliers are the leading Russian manufacturers that employ TUV certified systems of quality control.

Forged magnesium wheels