Billet Taper Quench

The most economical way to achieve isothermal extrusion

Granco Clark’s unique, triple-patented Billet Taper Quench delivers the exact thermal gradient required for isothermal extrusion. The Taper Quench, which uses a narrow ring of water jets to rapidly and incrementally subtract heat from the billet, has the lowest acquisition cost of any isothermal technology.

By providing the means to achieve isothermal extrusion, the Granco Clark Taper Quench allows you to run your press at the maximum speed allowed by the alloy and section profile and the tonnage of your press. In case studies, the Taper Quench has been shown to increase press speeds by an average of 51% over best practice speeds.

In addition to increasing productivity, the Taper Quench enhances profile quality, helping eliminate variations in shape, dimensions, and structure along the length of the extruded product. It comes standard with an intelligent control package that tunes the billet taper without operator intervention. The Taper Quench can also be connected to the SCSExtrude system for automated download of the temperature model for each profile.