How it's made - Omega forged pistons - Part 1

We visit Omega pistons to see the fascinating process of forging a 73.5mm A-Series racing piston.

[marklowe]

Totally different to what I expected. Great video.

[markdavies]

have used many sets of omega pistons over the years, all have done there job faultlessly, a quality product. Nice to see where and how there made

[bnghjtyu]

Looks like a good job to have in the cold winter.

[nyirgu]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time and putting this together Steven. Very informative. Big Thank you!!

[nickbadi]

I installed some heating at Omega 30years ago when they had not long installed the forge. I was chatting to the old chap who ran the business and he was telling me about how when they first started forging pistons they were nearly all scrap due to die lubrication problems. They had had various specialist companies in with sprays lubes etc but no joy. he had nearly given up and he was chatting to a guyin the pub who had worked on a forge all his life. He told him the trick of offering the pot of lube up to the die (1.22 ) they went from nearly 100 percent scrap to have a reasonable sucess rate overnight.

Not long after a team from Honda came for a look around and picked up a forged piston and asked how they had made it as they didnt believe it could be forged in that shape . As luck would have it a billet was just up to forging temperature he dipped the die and forged the billet . Luckily it came out perfect the Honda team were very impressed.

[AngelaWest-ifko]

The guide has been there nearly 30 years. Must be a decent place to work. I’m sure they ask each other “hot enough for ya” every day lol

[GWAYGWAY]

When it came out of the press, it looked like one of my racing two stroke pistons after a meltdown sieze up.

[chrispilling]

Ace, great videos!!! Really appreciate being able to get this sort of insight!! 👍👍

[scottydntno]

Wish they would of shown the complete process including the machining.

[teukudjw]

Great video guys, thank you.
Make sure to put back that suace pan to the kitchen. :)

[oilylampman]

Just got my lotus esprit pistons from Omega! they do look very very nice!

[КонстантинПанов-би]

Hello, please tell me what press pressure is necessary for forming this piston, it is very important to me . The video is cool 🤘 🤘 🏿 💪

[SarmatKa]

That press can punch a hole through across the globe :-)

[ethanmurphy]

using your manufacturing process for an engineering project in my undergraduate! what is the size of the initial aluminum bars?

[paulerickson]

Always wondered how they go about forging those. Very interesting.

[geek]

Loving these videos, really informative.

[rosewhite---]

what's difference between a billet and a black?
I think billets are long pieces and small pieces like these piston pieces are blanks.

[victoryfirst]

What is the lubricant you use on the dies and on the aluminum also ?? Thanks

[stokkelandsmia]

As a blacksmith i do like this, heat treating aluminium has me intrigued thou but i bet that a trade secret .. right ?

[louisvanrijn]

After looking to all that piston-casting video's on slippers using mainly undefined alloys, this is deafening step towards quality.