FIA recently held its largest-ever Forge Fair in Columbus, Ohio. The global event featured exhibitors, speakers and attendees from many different countries and broke records for the amount of exhibit space. More than 60 papers were presented, and 160 organizations exhibited at the event.

Members of the forging community from around the world convened at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on March 26-28 to participate in Forge Fair 2013. The event, billed as The International Showcase of Forging Technology, was organized by the Forging Industry Association (FIA), which was coincidentally commemorating its 100^th anniversary at the event. (See our two-part article on FIA’s history, which began in our April 2013 issue and concludes in this issue.)

    A combined total of 1,500 attendees, exhibitors, speakers and students registered for this event, which opened its exhibition doors at 11:00 a.m. on March 26. Meals and beverages were sponsored during exhibition sessions, offering exhibitors and attendees a chance to conduct business, renew old friendships and make new ones. About 160 exhibitors were present to display their products and services.

    The technical program consisted of 60 papers presented during the three-day event in four simultaneous tracks. The papers covered a wide range of topics, including press technologies, process controls, computer modeling, thermal processes, metals and alloys, material handling, lubricants and lubrication, and more.

    Forge Fair has historically been a triennial event, but FIA’s board has voted for a two-year cycle for future events. If you were unable to make it to Columbus, the next Forge Fair will be held April 14-16, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio.

    See you there!

About 160 companies and organizations from around the world exhibited at Forge Fair 2013, demonstrating the latest and the best of forging equipment, consumables and services that the industry has to offer. Everything from large presses to furnaces to robotics to software modeling and more was available for examination by attendees. 

EXHIBITOR LIST

   A. Finkl & Sons

A.M.L. Industries

Advanced Technical Products Supply Co.

AED AUTOMATION

Ajax TOCCO

Ajax-CECO

Allied Mineral Products

Ambrell Precision Induction Heating

American GFM Corporation

American Hollow Boring Co.

Angstrom Corporation

Anyang Forging Press Machinery lndustry Co.

ArcelorMittal

Association of Indian Forging lndustry (AIFI)

AT0 srl

Azzimonti

Bahco

Bemcor

Bohler-Uddeholm Corporation

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Brother Forging

Budenheim

Bulldog Tools

Butech Bliss

Campbell Press & Hammer Repair

Capital Steel & Wire

Cardinal Refractories

Carlas

CEMSA Automated Electric Upsetters

CKS Precision Machining

Composite Forgings

CONDAT

COR-MET INC.

Dalian Precision Products Co.

Dango & Dienenthal

Danieli Corporation

DF Precision

Dreher Automation and Sack & Kiesselbach

Dynamic Surface Technologies

Eaton Steel Bar Company

Electralloy

Ellwood Quality Steels Company

Enomoto Machine Co.

Enprotech Industrial Technologies

Erie Press Systems

ETS Schaefer

Eureka Welding Alloys

FAGOR ARRASATE S. COOP

Farina Presse

FAW Bharat Forge (Changchun) Co.

Ficep SpA

Fives North American Combustion

Forge Enterprises

ForgeMagazine

Forging Defense Mfg. Consortium

Forging Industry Association/FIERF

Forging Magazine

Framag

Friggi N.A.

Fuchs Lubricants Co./Fuchs Lubritech

GERB Vibration Control Systems

Gerdau

GH Induction Atmospheres

Girard Engineering

GLAMA Maschinenbau

Hasco Oil Company

HATEBUR/CEFI

Hauhinco Water Hydraulics

Hausermann Die & Machine Co.

Haven Manufacturing Corp.

Henkel Corporation

Houghton International/Prince Minerals

Hydromec

Inductoheat lnc., An Inductotherm Group Company

InfoSight Corporation

Interpower lnduction USA

J.L. Becker, A Gasbarre Furnace Group Company

King Duan lndustrial Co.

Kreher Steel Company

Lanzhou LS Heavy Machinery Co.

LASCO Engineering Services

Lazar Sales

Macrodyne Technologies

Maestri Automated

Matec Co.

Mazzella Lifting Technologies

Mecco Marking &Traceability

Mecolpress

Medart

MERMEC Inc. &Tecnogamma

Metalist International

National Machinery

Neotecman N.A.

Nord-Lock

Nucor Corporation

NUTEC BICKLEY

O’Brien & Gere/Denton TSI

Oilgear

Osmat Technology

Pat Mooney

Plex Systems

Porta SPA

Powell Systems

Praxair

Precision Machine Controls

Presstrade AG

QForm/Forge Technology

Qingdao Yiyou Metalforming Machinery Co.

Republic Steel

Rimrock Corporation

Russian Forging Machines, CHKPZ Company

S & S Die Company

Sack & Kiesselbach

SALA

Schmolz & Bickenbach USA

Schuler Incorporated

Scientific Forming Technologies Corp.

Selinsky Force

SGGT Hydraulik

Shandong Wenling Precision Forging Technology Co.

Shandong Yuanda Mould Material Co.

Shandongdong lraeta Heavy lndustry Co.

Siempelkamp Maschinen-und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co.

Simufact-Americas

SMS Elotherm

SMS Meer

Somers Steel

Steel Dynamics Engineered Bar Products

Steel Market Development Institute

Superior Die Set Corporation

Superior Graphite

Surface Combustion

System Seals

TaizhouYupeng Machine Forging

Tata Steel

Tech Induction

The Timken Company

THERMTECH

Tianjin Tianduan Press Co.

TMP

Toledo Integrated Systems

Transvalor Americas

Triangle Die &Tool Co.

Tru-Cut Saw

TrueForge

Tsune America

Turret Steel Industries

Universal Stainless

VACCARI SPA

Valbruna Slater Stainless

Vibro/Dynamics Corporation

Vulcan Steel Products

Walter Metals

Weld Mold Company

Wepuko Pahnke Engineering

Wikus Saw Technology Corp.

Williamson Corporation

Wisconsin Box Co.,  WB Packaging Solutions

Wuxi Toprich Forging Manufacture