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Forging Quality Control

Ovako's Vacuum Degassing Process Improves Forging-Steel Grades

Adam Hylén
Ovako Steel’s 2018 investment in a vacuum tank degassing (VTD) facility is a critical development for the Smedjebacken mill. Removal of hydrogen by a state-of-the-art vacuum process now enables Ovako …
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The Advantages of Domestic Forging Equipment

Ken Copeland
U.S.-based suppliers can optimize processes, uptime and cost for the long haul with responsive expertise and readily available parts and service. …
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Forging Quality Control

Viral Marketing during COVID-19

In today’s rapidly changing environment, finding the right marketing message and taking the correct actions can be challenging. As a result of the pandemic, the world looks much different than …
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Back to the Future: Revisiting AM Predictions from 2012

Jon D. Tirpak
In Part 1 of this article, I drew on the notion of time travel from the 1985 movie Back to the Future to explore the accuracy of predictions made in …
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Forging Materials

2020 FORGE Feature Article Index

This is a complete list of all the feature articles that appeared in FORGE, by month, in 2020. All articles are hyperlinked for your convenience. …
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Nucor Steel's SBQ Program

Nucor Steel has an extensive special bar quality (SBQ) steel program that dates back to the conversion of its plants in South Carolina, Tennessee and Nebraska to handle the product …
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Carbonitriding of Fasteners

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Daniel Herring
The carbonitriding of fasteners is of critical importance to their functionality and one of the most common case-hardening heat treatments. Studying how the process works in this application will shed …