Bula Forge Provides Creative Solutions At Ohio-based Bula Forge & Machine, Inc., the focus is on full service, versatility, and commitment to employees and community. The company has made a niche for itself supplying its military and industrial customers with quality components through its menu of forging and other value-added services.
Normalizing Forged Aerospace Components When it comes to aerospace applications, most start thinking of aluminum and its alloys. Steel continues to be used in aerospace applications, however, sometimes as a component and always as die material. Either way, proper thermal treatment is critical to performance in service. Titanium processing is also examined.
by DavidPye
Starting Your Job Shop on its “Lean Journey” For a number of reasons, the heralded Toyota Production System – designed for a low-variety, high-volume shop – does not work equally well for a high-variety, low-volume operation, i.e. a job shop. Implementing a JobshopLean program in a smaller shop can improve performance significantly.
by Dr.Shahrukh A.Irani
The Basis of Forging-Die Failures – Part 2: Case Studies This second of two parts on die failure analysis deals with actual case studies of real applications. In each case, dies failed and had to be modified or redesigned. These cases provide the rudimentary analysis of each failure and how it was corrected.
Forging Orders, Shipments Break Records According to figures released by the Forging Industry Association, 2007 was a record-breaking year for the industry.
Sheffield Forgemasters Wins Deal for Castings Sheffield Forgemasters has secured its largest order for hydropower castings to be used on India’s Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Project.
Wilson Instruments Wilson Instruments introduces the Minuteman ELT series of semi and fully automatic systems for Knoop, Vickers and Rockwell hardness testing.
SECO/WARWICK SECO/WARWICK’s Thermal Process Group has updated its product literature to include an updated description of the products and services offered for atmosphere furnaces and generators.
Siemens The Sitrans TH devices are digital, head-mounted temperature transmitters from Siemens.
Unifrax I LLC The Insulfrax S Blanket from Unifrax is manufactured using enhanced fiberization techniques combined with new, proprietary process technology.
