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Cold forging 2016

 UNIOR d.d.
Kovaška cesta 10
3214 ZREČE, Slovenia
T: +386 3 757 81 96
F: +386 3 576 26 43
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www.uniortools.com

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OUR HISTORY

OUR COMPANY

WHAT IS COLD FORGING

ADVANTAGES OF COLD FORGING

OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY

WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO

PRODUCT EXAMPLES
Milestones of the Unior corporation
From Styria to the world Infinite enthusiasm gives us the
On the outskirts of the Pohorje Mountains, the first ironworks (foundries)
were established in the 18th century. They operated as larger forges, in strength to reach milestones
which land and tradesmen’s tools were fashioned by hand. Through permanent development while realising the necessity of changes
and a competitive advantage we are consistently taking on new challenges
with regard to all activities of the company thus ensuring successful
operations.

In 1919 the Štajerska železoindustrijska In 1950 the plant, burned down during the war and In the 1970s the plant equipped with a new
družba (Styrian Iron Industry Company) partially renovated in the years following the war development strategy also obtained a new
forging plant, with the shortened name and bearing the new name of Tovarna kovanega name: Unior, tovarna kovanega orodja Zrece.
Štajerska Zrece, was established. It orodja Zrece (TKO) came under state ownership. New The new name was formed from the words
produced forged hand tools for farming, capacities (tool shop and hand tools mechanical “Univerzalno Orodje” (Universal Tools), by which
forestry and various other trades. processing plant) comprised the basis for developing the company had been known for a long time.
two production lines: hand tools and drop forgings.

In the mid-1970s Unior began building the Rogla climatic health resort and In 1997 this successful Slovenian company with stable international
Olympic centre on Pohorje, and a few years later construction of the Terme partnerships was transformed into the UNIOR, d. d. joint stock company.
Zrece spa commenced and with it, the Tourism Programme. Already at that time, the company had been operating in accordance with
ISO 9001 quality standards.

By the 1980s Unior had established its name as an important partner of the
European automotive industry, namely as one of the largest European producers Unior Joint-Stock Company is today one of the largest and most
of light forgings and as one of the largest European producers of connecting rods important Slovenian exporters. With it's five production segments
for petrol engines. Initial development was enabled by a contract with the Renault company follows the tradition of a high quality and innovation.
concern, on the basis of which a joint-venture plant for the production of forgings Commited to high utilization of own capacities, Unior enhances the
was built in Zrece. At the same time, Unior developed its production of homokinetic brand awarness through more than 2400 employers and 32 group
joints and machine tools, initially intended for the company’s own needs. companies around the world.

2016
A COMPLETE SOLUTION - A COMPLETE LIFE CIRCLE

FORGING PARTS AND SINTER SPECIAL MACHINES

By drop forging steel and machining, we make forging Unior mechanical equipment provides comprehensive
parts for control mechanisms and gearboxes, supporting solutions, ranging from the concept stage to the
parts of chassis, components for drive shafts and sinter finished product. Besides specific CNC machine tools
forging parts for the most renowned European and global for the serial working of aluminium castings or forging
makers of vehicles: VW, Audi, Renault, Dacia, BMW, ZF parts, Unior also offers flexible production cells,
Lemförder & ZF Lenksysteme, Jtekt, GKN, Arvin Meritor, machines for deep hole drilling, for working ends and
BPW, Schäffler KG, Betek and Cimos. Various certificates, for working chassis parts, machines with a rotary table
tests and awards for excellence confirm the quality of and special purpose machines. Unior is a supplier of
forging parts made in Unior. machines for renowned car manufacturers such as VW,
BMW, Audi, Daimler etc.

TOURISM HAND TOOLS

Unior, which operates in the shelter of the Pohorje The development of Unior hand tools constantly
mountain range, surrounded by an attractive landscape, follows the requirements of professional and amateur
is developing two interrelated tourist centres. The Rogla craftsmen all over the world. Top quality materials and
climatic health resort, Olympic centre and winter sports original design solutions are the basis of the extreme
centre is especially interesting for professional athletes and practicality, effectiveness and long service life of
recreational athletes, while the Terme Zreče spa is ideal more than 5,500 hand tools. The availability of tools
for those seeking health and wellbeing. Both connected is ensured by a multi branch distribution network.
health resorts with their modern capabilities are an With its cold forged products, Unior is an important
excellent choice for family holidays, health rehabilitation supplier of tools for the European industry.
and preparation for top athletes.
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Cold forging

#WorldOfUnior

Unior is company with hundred years of forging tradition. Thru

century we constantly improve our technology and build our
know how. With constant investment into new technologies and
our knowledge we manage to position our company amongst one
of Europe’s leading cold forged parts suppliers.

Unior offers wide range of products to very demanding costumers

in automotive industry, hydraulic industry, producers of heavy
construction and agriculture machinery and other customers who
need innovative solutions for production of top quality products.
 WHAT IS COLD FORGING?
Cold forging is a metal forming process where a slug or blank is deformed at (or at near) room temperature.
Cold forged parts can be produced using one or more single station vertical mechanical or hydraulic presses, or
automated multi-station cold forming machines where the pre-formed part is transferred from one station to
the next at high speed with each station performing a specific cold forming process. Cold forging is a reliable
and cost efficient process because it can be used to produce parts of superior mechanical properties without
(or minimum) waste of material. Cold forging can be very efficient for mass production.

ADVANTAGES OF COLD FORGING

SAVINGS IN MATERIAL AND FINAL MACHINING

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HIGH PRODUCTIVITY
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EXCELLENT DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY AND SURFACE QUALITY OF COLD FORGED PARTS
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IMPROVEMENT OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COLD FORGED PARTS
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Cold forging has many advantages over hot forging! The most obvious are achiving narower tolerances and
forging of complex simetrical shapes. With cold forging procedure we can in some cases make parts that don’t
need aditional machining. In most cases we can forge certain characteristics and measurments to finished
tolerances, which means that machining is reduced to minimum. Cold forging also achives very good surfaces
compared to hot forging.

Advantage of cold forging over machining reflects mostly in price and inner structure of the part. With
machining we cut inner fibers in part, but with cold forging we only bent them, so cold forged part is much
stronger and durable than machined part. This characteristic is important when we produce parts that will be
built into machines that work under a lot of stress and are subject to a lot of wear.

OUR PRODUCTION CAPACITY

Outer diameter Lenght Weight

90mm 220mm 0,01kg-7kg

Maximum outer diameter of forging Maximum product lenght is Maximum weight is around 7kg,
is 90 mm, inner diameter depends of 220 mm and depends of product and depends of product shape.
shape. Only for round parts made of shape.
steel, dependent on the forming degree,
sequence of operations in addition to the
material and temperature.

WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?

MECHANICAL MACHINING (TURNING, MILLING, DRILLING, BROACHING, GRINDING, ETC.)

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SURPHACE PROTECTION (ZINC PLATING, CROME PLATING, PHOSPATING, PAINTING, ETC.)
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HEAT TREATMENT (ANEALING, TEMPERING, ETC.)
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PRODUCT EXAMPLES

HAND TOOLS
PRODUCTS FOR HYDRAULIC COMPONENTS
VARIOUS CAR PARTS AND OTHER PRODUCTS