Flat forging machine is also called horizontal forging machine. As a branch of mechanical press, Flat forging machine mainly produces die forgings by local upsetting. In addition to local gathering steps, the equipment can also realize punching, bending, flanging, trimming and cutting. Because of its high productivity, it is suitable for mass production. Therefore, it is widely used in automobile, tractor, bearing and aviation industry.

In terms of motion principle, Flat forging machine belongs to crank press, but its working part is horizontal reciprocating motion. At the same time, the Flat forging machine has the characteristics of a hot die forging press, such as: high rigidity of the equipment, fixed stroke, good dimensional stability of forgings in the length direction (the direction of being struck); forgings are formed by static pressure during work, with low vibration and no need for Huge base etc. Flat forging machine has relatively high forging productivity and is a universal die forging equipment that is widely used in mass production.
According to the different ways of die parting, Flat forging machine can be divided into vertical parting Flat forging machine and horizontal parting Flat forging machine. The die parting surface of the vertical parting Flat forging machine is in a vertical position, and the die chambers of several die forging steps of a forging are arranged up and down in the vertical direction, the operating conditions are poor, and it is difficult to realize automatic production; horizontal parting Flat forging The parting surface of the die of the machine is in a horizontal position, and the die chambers are arranged in the horizontal direction. Therefore, in recent years, the horizontal parting Flat forging machine has been developed rapidly.