Automatic Ball-Forging Machines

Automatic Single-Blow Forging Machines

Hill Acme™ single blow and solid die forging systems are designed for high-volume production with minimal downtime. The greatest use of this type of machine has been for forging grinding balls 1" to 3.5" capacity, up to 270 balls per minute. However, Hill Acme™ forgers have proven their versatility in the production of parts ranging from rock drill bits to gear blanks.

For many years, massive construction, automated operation, and flexibility have made Hill Acme™ equipment the overwhelming choice of leading manufacturers. These systems come in a wide range of sizes and types to meet a wide variety of upset forging needs. Currently, five different sizes are available; every one operates completely automatically, from feeding stock to discharging finished pieces.

Each machine utilizes sturdy, massive construction features to keep it operating over long, uninterrupted periods. For example, Hill Acme™ single-blow, solid die forging machines have either a fabricated or single-piece cast steel bed, eccentric-type main shaft, extra long header slide, double cam-operated cutter slide, and fully suspended slides with nitralloy liners for permanent alignment. For positive drive control, these machines are equipped with the Hill Acme™ ventilated, pneumatically-operated, multiple-disc cushioned drive clutch and brake. Because of the work they perform, Hill Acme™ forging machines are designed and constructed to operate efficiently under the most adverse conditions and can take more unavoidable abuse than any other machine of this type.

Hill Acme™ developed these highly-productive, automatic ball-forging machines decades ago because of the growing demand for steel balls used to grind or pulverize cement, paint pigment, Taconite, and other ores. Today we have become practically the only manufacturer and supplier of this type of equipment.