UK Manufacturer

Why buy from a British Manufacturer?

In recent times there has been a growing demand for UK manufacturing, this been driven by many factors, including:

  • Slow lead times
  • Volatile international delivery cost
  • High supply chain risk
  • Focus on more bespoke product
  • Greater quality control importance

What are the biggest benefits of using UK based manufacturer?

  • Less supply chain risk
  • Greener supply chain
  • High level of control over quality
  • Bespoke/ low minimum order products
  • Lower transportation costs
  • Greater flexibility
  • Greater communication
  • Reduced lead times

Advantages of Somers Forge being world leading forging supplier based in the UK             

With greater communication comes great control. Being customer focused, all customers are invited for a tour of Somers facilities and can even witness their items manufacturing process, whether that be forging, machining, testing etc.

At Somers Forge, all of our facilities are inhouse, enabling us to offer our complete forging solution.  Having complete inhouse manufacturing improves efficiency, gives greater flexibility and reduces risk all round.  Other forging companies outsource, making the process longer and they will have to go back and forth with any modifications.

All Somers products are made bespoke to customer requirements and as a UK manufacturer, we offer on-off individual items.  Often these items are needed quickly for breakdowns or as a new trial project. We also ofter longer run items. Our quality team will make suggestions on materials and route techniques which could improve your product quality and life span.

With over 150 years of experience, this comes with world renowned name and worldwide recognised quality approvals.  Somers has a multilingual team and export licenses for many counties.

COVID Announcement

We are open for business!

Throughout our 154 year history spanning over both World Wars, our customers, and the global communities we serve, have faced many challenges. Now, as ever, the entire Somers Forge, Somers Steel USA, Somers Steelstock team is working tirelessly to deliver for our customers. This is only possible through the dedication of our staff and I would like to express my thanks to each and every member of the Somers team.

The whole of Somers has already put additional measures in place for the safety and welfare of our workforce and customers. As of now Somers is continuing to manufacture with the measures in place. As events unfold Somers will keep you updated with any changes. If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Somers Branded Die Steels ‘Electem No.5’ & ‘Somdie’

Get to know our own branded die steels, with the Somers magic mix.           

No.5 Electem

Ni-Cr-Mo Die Steel

  • Recommended as the standard die block steel
  • Water / Oil quenched tempered die steel

         Typical analysis %

                C             0.55

                Si             0.30

                Mn         0.80

                Ni            1.40

                Cr            0.90

                Mo         0.35

                V             0.07

  • Normally supplied in the OH&T condition to a hardness range specified by the customer
  • Supplied annealed for hardening and tempering after sinking of impression by the customer, or hardened and tempered to suit customer requirements
  • Recommended pre-heat temperature 200°C (392°F) min.

Tempering Curve No.5 Electem

This tempering graph indicates the approximate range of hardness expected following heat treatment. The upper and lower limits are indicated but hardness may vary, being dependent on bulk of material, chemical analysis, soaking time and temperature during hardening and subsequent tempering time.

Somdie

A Superior Ni-Cr-Mo-V General Purpose Die Steel

  • This die steel is recommended where additional toughness is required in a general purpose die block
  • Oil quenched and double tempered

Typical analysis %

        C             0.55

        Si             0.30

        Mn         0.85

        Ni            1.60

        Cr            1.20

        Mo         0.50

        V             0.10

  • Can be supplied to a maximum hardness of 477 BHN depending on the size of block and impression depth
  • Recommended pre-heat temperature 200°C (392°F) min

Both ‘Electem No.5’ (DIN 1.2713) and ‘Somdie’ (DIN 1.2714) are available in round bar and rectangular sections. Materials can be sawn to customer requirements and supplied in the required hardness range. Our Die blocks are also regularly supplied with sawn dovetails to customer drawings.

Cyber Essentials Plus

We are proud announce we have obtained Cyber Essentials Plus certification, continuing to ensure we meet the highest standards of data protection and IT security.  It is extremely important to us to protect not only the security of our systems, but to ensure the information of our customers and partners is kept safe.

Obtaining the Cyber Essentials certificate means that Somers can secure our internet connection, devices and software. We can prevent attacks by having anti-malware, whitelisting and sandboxing protection in place. We can reassure all our customers that we take cyber security seriously and are more committed than ever to reviewing the excellent safeguarding we have in place. This new process means that our company meets the best of practise through Cyber Essentials Plus Certification. To find out more information about more of our approvals please visit our quality page.

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