Which machine for process improvement?

[RoboElvis]

I have a thought on improving the process at our forging shop. We create the rod, forge the bodies, machine complete, assemble, and test brass valves.

To speed up the process, i was thinking of a way to trim the flash off the forgings as soon as possible. We have one press that feeds forgings on pucks to a dedicated trim press that is fully automated. To rig this system for every forging we make would be too costly and require lots of storage for the dies and pucks.

So i was thinking of this... Why can't we pull the parts off the forge and feed it straight to a plasma cutter? No need to wait a few hours for the forgings to cool down so they can be handled by hand for trimming. The flash on the bodies is anywhere from .05 to no more than .20 thick.

I have an idea of how to modify the dies so that the parts can be consistely oriented by locators arranged on the flash. Other than that, i'm kind of at a mental dead end.

Am i on the right track? Does it sound like a decent idea? The type of machine isn't fixed. But due to the bodies' complexity, I can't get an end mill into the small corners, so a router is out. And I'd also like it to be fast enough to keep up with the forging press.

Let me know what you guys think.