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Collaboration between W.H.Tildesley and Brooks Forgings on prestigious forging project

Collaboration between W.H.Tildesley and Brooks Forgings on prestigious forging project

28/02/2018

Brooks Forgings were given the opportunity to manufacture and export a requirement for 14 highly specialised lifting bail bars that are used to lift crucibles of molten aluminium at a treatment plant located in Bahrain. This was the first collaboration project between W.H.Tildesley...

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Brand new website launched for W.H.Tildesley Ltd

Brand new website launched for W.H.Tildesley Ltd

12/10/2017

W.H.Tildesley Ltd is proud to announce the launch of a brand new website. A considerable investment was made to develop and transfer over to a fully responsive and modern design, now supporting mobile, tablet and desktop platforms. We are a company with over 140 years’ experience in the drop...

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First UK company to achieve AS9100 transition to Revision D with Lloyds Register

First UK company to achieve AS9100 transition to Revision D with Lloyds Register

25/08/2017

W.H.Tildesley Ltd has been successfully audited for AS9100 revision D and ISO 9001:2015. The audit was passed with no non-conformances. AS9100, is a stringent quality standard which is recognised throughout the worldwide Aerospace industry. W.H.Tildesley was accredited to the rev C version back in...

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WHT achieve Norsok M-650 approval for compression fittings

WHT achieve Norsok M-650 approval for compression fittings

20/02/2017

W.H.Tildesley Ltd has received new NORSOK approval for its forged compression fittings by Aker Solutions QTRs were signed off by Aker Solutions. The M650 Edition 4 QTRs run Tildesley’s qualification until mid-2020. Materials covered are super duplex stainless steels F51 (UNS S31803), F55 (UNS...

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Valve body forgings produced in ASTM A105

Valve body forgings produced in ASTM A105

17/11/2016

UK forging company W.H.Tildesley forges body forgings for flow management applications.The body forgings are drop forged on our Banning 4000 power hammer. Forged in ASTM A105 / A350 LF2 dual certified material. These carbon steel forgings are used in Steam Systems. We produce these bodies and a...

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WHT extend Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Strathclyde University

WHT extend Knowledge Transfer Partnership with Strathclyde University

17/10/2016

UK drop forging company W.H.Tildesley Ltd continues to invest in metallurgical expertise by extending its Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Strathclyde University Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC). The KTP Associate, Nthambe Singo has been working with WHT’s Engineering and...

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Clutch end plate forging production still going strong

Clutch end plate forging production still going strong

03/10/2016

UK forging company W.H.Tildesley forges Clutch End Plates.These forged parts go into transmissions used in Marine applications. The components are forged in batches of between 1000 to 10,000 at a time for one of our regular customers. The forgings shown here in the photo are in the as forged...

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Forged eye bolts in EN16 (605M36) material for aerospace sector

Forged eye bolts in EN16 (605M36) material for aerospace sector

25/09/2016

This latest batch of eye bolt shafts are forged in EN16 (605M36) material before being normalised and shotblast. The forged blanks are then machined and threaded, finished with chemical black before being assembled with one nut and shipped to the customer. The forging is machined on one...

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Special reaction foot forgings in 605M36 material

Special reaction foot forgings in 605M36 material

13/09/2016

Drop forged components produced from 605M36 (EN16). These are forged on our 36CWT power hammer. After forging they are hardened & tempered. These Reaction Foot forgings are one of our regular running jobs for one of our best long term Customers. In some cases, 605M36 can be problematic to heat...

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8kg Stub nose flange forgings in 709M40 (EN19) steel

8kg Stub nose flange forgings in 709M40 (EN19) steel

05/09/2016

Forged flanges are forged in our modern drop forge facility in the West Midlands. The “stub nose” forgings weigh 8kg and are forged in 709M40 (EN19) steel using our Banning 50CWT power hammer. The forgings are hardened and tempered before being shipped to our customer who finish...

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Forging valve bodies in EN3B material

Forging valve bodies in EN3B material

01/09/2016

These drop forged valve bodies are forged in EN3B (070M20) before being hardened and tempered. The forged bodies, which resemble unequal tee forgings, are used in the oil and gas industry. We supply the blank forgings to our customer who finish machines them to the end customer’s...

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Production of forged jaws increased to meet demand

Production of forged jaws increased to meet demand

03/07/2016

Another shipment of forged lifting gear components from W H Tildesley’s modern drop forging facility in Willenhall, West Midlands. We produce a wide range of forged and machined components. These forged “jaws” are one of the many components forged for the lifting gear industry. We...

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