In heavy industry, unexpected situations can require critical components in significantly reduced lead times.
Siderforgerossi has been operating for many years in the forging industry, specializing in the production of forged components, including rolled rings and open-die forgings.
Over time, the company has built long-standing and consolidated relationships with its customers, based on reliability, quality, and technical expertise.
The Fast Track project
In order to further enhance its level of service and better respond to evolving customer needs, Siderforgerossi launched the Fast Track project.
The objective of this initiative is to increase responsiveness and flexibility, by significantly reducing delivery times — in some cases by up to 70% compared to standard lead times — while maintaining the same high quality standards.
This approach allows the company to effectively support customers in time-critical situations, strengthening collaboration and creating additional value across the supply chain.
The Flender case: a critical component in a reduced timeframe
Recently our German customer Flender GmbH contacted us with an urgent request: a critical forged component — a perforated disc with a 665 mm diameter in 18CrNiMo7-6 steel — was required in a significantly reduced timeframe in order to avoid delays in an important industrial project
Activating the Fast Track production process
To respond quickly, our teams activated the Fast Track production process, coordinating engineering, production planning, and logistics to accelerate the entire workflow.
This approach included:
- Priority allocation of production capacity
- Rapid technical validation
- Optimized cross-functional coordination
- Continuous monitoring of the manufacturing process
4 weeks instead of 8: a 50% reduction in standard delivery time
Thanks to the strong commitment of our teams and the flexibility of our production capabilities, the compo
nent was delivered in 4 weeks, achieving a 50% reduction in standard delivery time, and allowing the customer to maintain their project schedule without disruption.
The Fast Track delivery generated a measurable economic benefit by preventing delay-related costs across the customer’s project, and the customer acknowledged the reliability of the delivery process.
Flender’s recognition of the Fast Track delivery
A Flender Strategic Procurement manager, said:
“We very much appreciate and acknowledge that this is an outstanding performance given that you could reduce the ‘normal’ lead time by about 50%.
This is really good work and good to know for all of us that we could prove this works out. It gives both of our companies new options to cooperate and can therefore only be a benefit.”
The strategic value of Fast Track
The effectiveness of the approach was further recognized internally, as leadership highlighted the strategic value of this result. Daniele Crose, CEO said:
“This achievement demonstrates the strength of our Fast Track model and the value of a strong, responsive partnership with our customers. When engineering capability and customer collaboration come together, even highly challenging lead times can be significantly reduced without compromising quality or reliability.”
Fast Track delivery is not just about speed it reflects Siderforgerossi’ commitment to being a reliable partner, able to respond quickly and effectively to our customers’ needs.
Need critical forged components with reduced lead times?
Fast Track handles your request as absolute priority, helping reduce delivery times while maintaining the same quality and reliability standards.
