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 Chung Ho Cheng Enterprise Co., Ltd.



 CHC: Expert of High-Quality Steel, Aluminum and Copper Forging



















                    process allows the firm to guarantee improvements to   CHC has an expansive client base around the
                    their cost management and utilization of raw materials,   world: the U.S., Mexico, the U.K., Germany, Belgium,
                    cutting back on preparation before production and   France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Japan, Thailand, the
                    eliminate any obstacles beforehand, and most      Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
                    importantly, to achieve on-time production and
 By Huang Wei-Shiou  delivery.                                           The hundred-year-old automobile industry has
 Photo courtesy of CHC                                                entered a new era, Lai said, where it has now evolved
                       CHC is backed with 30 years of experience      into the era of eco-friendly and energy saving hybrid
 ounded in 1998, Chung Ho Cheng Enterprise   steel forging and alloy steel forging products, the   in tooling design. Through understanding of the   vehicles and electric vehicles. In the face of global
 FCo., Ltd. (CHC) is equipped with the experience   chairman stated that the firm has laid down plans to   properties behind each raw material, the firm is   market changes, CHC keeps pace with the trends
 to develop professional tooling capabilities. As a hot,   cross over into aerospace industrial products. CHC   equipped with the unique ability to offer clients the   by adopting new transformational strategies. For
 warm and combination forging factory, CHC offers   keeps a close eye on their production process: from   most suitable designs. The firm’s R&D department can   example, since aluminum is a lightweight metal,
 wide-ranging services like heat treatment and surface   the initial stages of raw materials to monitoring factory   help clients design new auto parts from scratch, as   aluminum forged products are considered the most
                    the team has a strong background in diverse product
 personnel on the production lines, as well as achieving
 treatment, all the while rolling out IATF16949-qualified   talks with the world’s sixth largest steel mill, Taiwan   production and CAE application. Clients can enjoy   suitable option for application in the transportation
 products. The manufacturer is a major supplier of   Steel, to receive a quota of 300 tons of steel each   profitable solutions as well, thanks to the firm’s deep-  industry. Applying aluminum would reduce fuel loss
                                                                      and also meet safety standards and demands, making
 iron, aluminum and copper forged products for hot   month, ensuring the firm’s continual supply of steel   rooted experience in the industry.  the application useful in the development of the
 forged parts like automotive parts, scooter chassis   materials and high quality products for clients. Also,   automotive industry.
 parts, agricultural machinery parts, railway parts,   CHC keeps 4,000 tons of raw materials in storage to
 defense parts, hardware tools, furniture and fire safety   meet varied production schedules. This enables them
 equipment. CHC is proficient in developing large-sized   to meet their monthly production forging quota of 800
 and unique, hybrid-typed parts and prioritizes offering   tons of steel and 300 tons of aluminum alloy.
 innovative options for their clients through expanding    To streamline the production process, the firm also                                 43
 their machinery fleet and optimizing management.   allows clients to provide product images, samples or
 For example, they have begun to incorporate German   3D models of forging embryo designs or scanning
 manufacturing process simulation software SIMUFACT   samples to create 3D files, and design molds through
 into their systems, allowing them to improve and   CAM and CNC. Once the mold is finished, it will be
 expand their tooling technology for more precise and   moved forward to the production line to manufacture
 faster production.  samples and sent through a three-dimensional
 measuring bed to clarify whether measurements
 meet clients’ demands. If the orders are OEM parts,
 Chairman Lai Han-chung said his company
 is largely built upon tooling development, having   the firm would verify the orders through standardized
 procedures for operation, inspections, failure mode
 manufactured over 3,000 sets since its inception.   analysis and effects analysis and monitoring plans
 To meet clients’ abundant demands, it took the firm   before mass production approval.  CHC is a hot, warm and combination forging factory with heat treatment and surface treatment in one roof, and certified
 nine times to expand their original 200-ping (661.157   by IATF 16949
 square meters) factory to 10,500 ping (34710.744   SIMUFACT helps the firm analyze the process of   (photo courtesy of CHC)
 square meters). The firm is able to offer small quantity   metal usage in tooling production, from extrusion bar
 but high variety products with its 11 production chains.   metal materials to completed forging products, as well
 Through precise production of 150g-53kg of varied   as approval of entire production processes of raw
 aluminum alloy forging, copper alloy forging, carbon
 material properties before forging. The streamlined
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