Buchanan Metal Forming, Inc.
Buchanan Metal Forming, Incorporated or “BMF”, as we are known today, was founded in the 1940`s as a cold forming manufacturer primarily for the agricultural implement component sectors. Through the ensuing years, BMF has evolved into one of the most technologically, innovative manufacturers of absolutely 100% cold forged components for all major industry sectors.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Manufacturing, Other
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1940
About Us
BMF utilizes advance engineering software products to accomplish:
- 3D-solid modeling
- 3D-forging simulations to identify potential internal mechanical stresses & fatigues
- Reverse product engineering to identify criteria for improvements
- Finite element analysis (FEA) to fulfill customer requirements
BMF continues to preserve its long-term strategic focus of providing innovative cold forged components to our domestic and global customers through superior product quality, which have proven to be of the strongest, safest, and highest actual field-tested performance ratings. In addition, BMF consistently receives year after year the highest ratings for on-time delivery measures from our customers.
If your forged components demand high strength and toughness, along with maximum safety and mechanical performance, you owe it to yourself to contact BMF to explore the cold forging benefits and possibilities. Whether from the onset of a new project or the replacement and/or redesign of existing components, BMF’s knowledgeable management team can work directly with your engineers to achieve optimal results in both economic and mechanical performance measures, with the assurance of exceptional customer service support throughout the developmental phases to full production mode.
Illustration of BMF Main BuildingOur components are all about: Strength, Safety & Performance because BMF forged components are 100% cold formed. Our competition may claim to be cold formers; however, BMF writes and continuously “re-invents the textbook” on 100% cold forming mechanical and geometrical forging advancements. Contact us today and let us prove it!
Capabilities
18 FORMING PRESSES
- 27 tons through 1680 tons
- Over 50,000 sq feet of plant area
- In 2002 BMF added to it's capability a new 1000 Ton hydraulic press.
- In 2006, BMF added a 1680 ton press which enables us to focus on larger, long-stroke parts.
TYPICAL BMF PART SIZE RANGE
- 1 pound to 20 pounds
- Core size finished part diameter 1.5” to 5”
- Length of parts, up to 20 inches
MATERIALS
- Steel (Carbon & Alloy)
- Stainless
- Aluminum
- Copper
SECONDARIES IN-HOUSE
- Roll forming of threads
- Finish machining
- Hole punch operation
- Drilling
- Groove turning
- Milling
- OD Grinding
- Precision blank preparation - All blanks are cut to exact standards
TOOLING
- All tooling designed, built and maintained in-house
SOFTWARE
- BMF incorporates highly sophisticated custom programmed software to monitor all facets of its process flow from the time a PO is placed until finished parts ship to it's customer.
- Buchanan Metal forming incorporates the use of both CAD Software (ANVIL) as well as forming model simulation software (NAGFORM)
- Extensive use of forming simulation software is employed at Buchanan Metal Forming. Simulation software can be used to prototype designs, maximize tool design, durability, and dimensional accuracy.
Facilities
BMF Main Facility
- Over 50,000 sq feet of plant area
- 18 presses from 27 tons to 1680 tons
- Prototype, In-house Tooling, Manufacturing, Secondaries
- Warehousing
C-SAW
- Production saw cutting to length and weight
- Cold saw and band saw equipment
- Dimensional capabilities from 3/4” to 14” (any shapes)
J-TEK
- Custom tooling and specialized fixturing
- CNC lathes and machining centers
- R and D prototyping