Hot Pressed Heads Formed with Custom-Designed Presses

No matter what size and thickness of head you require, we can make it! That’s why we created two custom-designed head-forming presses to handle your project needs: A 1,200- ton head press, and a 3,000-ton head press. We can hot press heads up to 192” (4,877 mm) I.D. and up to 8” (203.20 mm) thick, so whatever the challenge, we say bring it on!

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Semi-Elliptical Heads

Semi-Elliptical Heads: from 8-5/8” (219 mm) O.D. to 192” (4,877 mm) I.D.

ASME Code Flanged and Dished Heads

ASME Code Flanged and Dished Heads: from 48” (1,219 mm) I.D. to 96” (2,438 mm) I.D.

Hemispherical Heads

Hemispherical Heads: from 8-5/8” (219 mm) O.D. to 144” (3,658 mm) I.D.

Dished Only Heads

Dished Only Heads: from 10” (254 mm) O.D. to 120” (3,048 mm) O.D.

Dished and Spun Heads

Our dishing and spinning equipment enables us to form heads up to 2½” thick and up to 28’-6” I.D.

Semi-Elliptical Heads

Semi-Elliptical Heads: from 96” (2,438 mm) O.D. to 288” (6,096 mm) I.D.

ASME Code Flanged and Dished Heads

ASME Code Flanged and Dished Heads: from 96” (2,438 mm) O.D. to 342” (8,687 mm) I.D.

Flanged Only Heads

Flanged Only Heads: from 72” (1,829 mm) O.D. to 168” (4,267 mm) I.D.

Dished Only Heads

Dished Only Heads: from 120” (3,048 mm) O.D. to 360” (9,144 mm) O.D.

Ed Ex Facts: Head Temperatures

  • Typically, carbon steel heads are hot formed at 1,650°F (899°C).
  • Stainless steel heads are hot formed at a minimum of 1,900°F (1,038°C) or as specified by MTR.
  • Chromium molybdenum steel heads are hot formed and tempered as specified by MTR.
  • Clad heads are formed at temperatures suitable to the material.
  • Various forming temperature requirements and additional heat treatments can be accommodated upon request.

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Semi-Elliptical 2:1

Torispherical

Hemispherical

Head-Forming Flexibility with Materials

Heads can be formed from our own steel plate inventory, from special material we order in (such as clad plate), or from material that you supply.

Untrimmed Heads, Trimmed and Beveled Heads

Edmonton Exchanger can supply heads either “untrimmed”, “trimmed and beveled” (single or double bevel) or machined as per customer requirements. We can also provide the added service of cutting a nozzle hole on centerline if required.

Delivered: As-Formed, Pickled, Sandblasted

Carbon steel and chromium molybdenum steel heads are delivered in the as-formed condition. Stainless steel and clad heads are delivered in the pickled or sandblasted condition.