Precision Metal Products, Inc. (PMP) is the
largest privately owned, high-velocity forging company in the world. PMP’s
fully integrated manufacturing capabilities enable the company to convert raw
materials into precision-forged and (if required) machined parts while
maintaining high performance, manufacturing and quality standards.
Pittsburgh, Pa., hosted the 18th International
Forgemasters Meeting Sept. 12-15. The historic OMNI William Penn Hotel was the
venue for the triennial event, which was last held on U.S. soil in 1994.
Like all steels,
microalloyed steels are iron-based metal alloys. Normally, they are plain
carbon or low-alloy steel with small additions of one of
three special elements. These steels were developed in the 1960s and used for
plate and pipeline applications. It was not until the 1980s, however, that
forgers began to produce microalloyed steel components in significant
quantities.
