Independent Forgings and Alloys Ltd from the deepest ocean to outer space.
IFA aspire to be our customer's supplier of choice for high integrity forged products to worldwide premium quality markets.
We have created a fully integrated metals service centre which has grown to be a leading provider of open-die quality forgings, making safety critical components to demanding global industries such as Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Power and Nuclear industries.
IFA pride ourselves as a forging manufacturer continuing a proven heritage of over 100 years experience in Open-Die forging on our existing site.
Our specialist manufacturing capabilities extend across a range of equipment which includes; fast acting hydraulic presses, forging hammers, ring-rolling mills and GFM radial forging technology. We can manufacture seamless forged rings,blanks, boss/double boss blanks, shafts, also GFM precision bars (round/square/rectangular) to meet the highest standards in the industry.
Our forging is complimented by Nadcap approved heat-treatment facilities and a Machine shop which can supply nett shape semi-finished products into our customers.
IFA also offer our manufacturing resource as a fast turnaround service centre for other metals service companies to use as a hirework/toll forge resource. Our hirework service includes forging, heat treatment, machining and cutting, NDT and inspection.
IFA has gained a reputation for our forging competence and prowess in open-die forging and we recognise that our quality systems are the cornerstone to maintaining our customer's confidence with us. As such we have AS 9100 Rev. C and Aerospace Quality Assurance ISO 9001:2008. We are proud of the range or customer quality approvals we hold across the world's leading industries.