When a major defence customer needed a large quantity of forged wheels and axles in a highly modified hardened alloy, the challenge went well beyond supplying steel.
Hillfoot helped specify 826M40 and 826M31, selected a manufacturing partner capable of meeting the performance requirements and worked between the producer, customer and end user to refine the design and achieve the best technical solution at a competitive price.
We then coordinated the multi-stage process, including melting, forging, machining, boring, testing, cutting, stocking and delivery.
The customer benefited from:
One partner coordinating a complex supply process
Specialist metallurgical and manufacturing expertise
Material and design optimised for performance and cost
Approved manufacturing capability
Clear oversight from specification through to delivery
The outcome
Hillfoot brought the technical expertise, manufacturing partners and processes together to give the customer greater control over a complex defence requirement from initial specification to final supply.
