Which industries do you NOT serve?

The short answer: some projects must stop before quotation

NO-GO UNTIL REVIEWEDHULK Metal does not quote new OEM forging programmes for automotive, chemical including petrochemical and refining, medical or high-precision industry applications. Gears, shafts, aluminium forging, cold forging, rolled ring forging, forged wheels, grade 4340, titanium forging and H13/D2 tool-steel forgings are also outside the established scope.

The word “industry” matters, but it does not decide the case by itself. A buyer can name an allowed industry and still send a forbidden part family, material or process. The opposite also happens: a suitable forged part can be attached to an excluded end-use application.

Scope rule: the project must pass the end-use application, part family, forming route, material grade and acceptance basis together. A pass on one line does not overrule a stop on another.

• StopAny excluded industry, part family, forming process or material is present.
• ReviewThe application class or production route is unclear and needs a written scope decision.
• ContinueThe five fields meet the established OEM scope, subject to drawing-based feasibility and acceptance review.

The forging scope gate at a glance

The fastest screening method is to compare the RFQ against four separate lines. Do not use a legacy page or a general forging definition as proof that a new project is in scope.

This is why “Can you forge this drawing?” is incomplete. The same outline can belong to an allowed mining spare or an excluded automotive programme. The RFQ has to identify both.

Applications that remain in the established OEM scope

Several application lanes are explicitly covered. They still require feasibility review, drawing agreement and acceptance planning; inclusion in this list is not a blanket approval of every material or geometry.

• Field equipmentMining equipment spare parts, agricultural wear parts and construction hardware.
• Energy and flowOil and gas upstream or pipeline parts, valve forgings, wind flanges and hubs, and forged rings as OEM parts.
• Mechanical hardwareCouplings and hubs, upset forged parts, brackets, pulleys, sheaves and non-hook hand-tool components.

An oil and gas request illustrates the boundary clearly. Upstream drilling or pipeline work belongs in the stated scope; refining and petrochemical processing do not. The buyer should state the service environment, not only the broad industry label.

Large-diameter flange quantities are confirmed per drawing. A familiar flange drawing does not create a standard catalogue, fixed MOQ or assumed delivery slot. The written offer must connect the exact part to the exact commercial conditions.

Part, material and process rules override a matching industry

A buyer may work in mining, wind energy or construction and still request an excluded part. The negative scope is not cancelled by the end industry. The table below shows the most consequential cases.

Do not reword the request to pass the gate. Changing “cold forging” to “forging” does not change the process route. Changing a banned steel grade to a vaguer steel description does not make it available. The latest controlled drawing and material statement still govern.

• Do not infer scope from an industry nameThe part family and process still have to pass.
• Do not infer scope from a legacy pageAn existing page does not create a new-project capability.
• Do not infer scope from a quote requestAsking for a price does not make an excluded route available.

Five fields to send before a quotation can begin

A useful scope review does not begin with price. It begins with enough information to decide whether HULK Metal should quote the project and which first-party owner page the buyer should read next.

1. End-use application. State where the part operates and which industry receives it. Use “oil and gas upstream” or “refinery” precisely; the two are not in the same scope.
2. Part family. Name the physical part and its function. A drawing title alone may not show whether the item is a gear, shaft, coupling, bracket, flange or forged ring.
3. Forming route. Confirm hot die forging or hot upsetting where known. Do not use a generic “forging” label to hide a cold or ring-rolling request.
4. Material grade. Give the grade and material condition from the controlled drawing. If the buyer has not fixed the grade, identify that as an open decision.
5. Drawing revision and acceptance basis. Send the finished-part drawing, forging drawing or sample basis, and identify dimensional, material, hardness, tensile and NDT requirements that release the batch.

Open the checklist below to make the screening explicit. These are native disclosure controls; all rules remain readable without JavaScript.

A quotation is not a valid comparison basis if it omits one of those fields. That rule protects both sides: the buyer compares like with like, and the supplier does not build a price around an unstated excluded application.

What to send after the project passes the gate

For an allowed application, the next step is the established OEM forging RFQ route. HULK Metal supplies custom hot die forged parts to the buyer's drawing and does not maintain a stock-size catalogue. The OEM forging process page describes the product route; this FAQ only settles whether a new project belongs in it.

Send the drawing or sample information together with material, quantity, delivery destination and required inspection records. The live FAQ on information for an inquiry provides the compact input list. For material classification, use the existing materials FAQ and keep the final grade tied to the drawing.

Tolerances, machining allowances, hardness bands, case depths, unit weights, MOQ, tooling cost and timing are not fixed on this page. They are per drawing or Contact us for details. That wording is not a delay; it prevents a generic catalogue value from being mistaken for a commitment on a custom part.

What this page does not confirm

Several details remain outside a scope FAQ. HULK Metal uses induction heating and multiple forging presses, performs in-house inspection and arranges heat treatment through an audited partner. The company states ISO 9001 only; this page does not add a certificate, standard, NDT level or heat-treatment furnace claim.

An excluded item should not be placed into the RFQ as a test of whether the rule can be changed. A capability that does not appear in the confirmed list requires a written scope decision before price, tooling, MOQ or delivery planning. An old page, a competitor claim or an abandoned enquiry does not create that decision.

Five fields first, then the drawing. Send the application, part family, forming route, material grade and drawing revision. A clear stop now prevents an unsuitable quotation, tooling deposit or acceptance dispute later.