Western Forge Corporation of Colorado Springs, Colo., is a producer of quality hand tools. They recently upgraded their blast-cleaning operations by investing in new equipment from Blast Cleaning Technologies.

A vanadium-tungsten carbide hardfacing alloy for extreme abrasion is available as an open-arc welding wire.

Additive-manufacturing (AM) technologies have drawn a lot of attention and investment from the manufacturing community in recent years. This article presents an overview of AM processes, including their economic and operational advantages and constraints.

Of all hardfacing applications, tool-and-die repairs are one of the most metallurgically challenging. What makes it so challenging is the metallurgy of the base materials and their compatibility with the hardfacing products, as well as the post-weld heat treatments required.

HOCUT 4440 is formulated for the automotive, general machining and grinding markets for use on ferrous metals such as cast iron, ductile iron and steels.

As an advanced manufacturing industry, forging can benefit from the development of advanced alloys used in its products and in the dies it uses to forge them.

For the second consecutive time, Cleveland hosted Forge Fair during the first week of April. The event was a rousing success, as forging industry executives and technical experts from around the world converged on the shores of Lake Erie for three days of exhibitions and technical sessions.

Formula 5551 flux cored wire withstands high-heat conditions for extreme welding applications by maintaining superior hardness retention in temperatures as high as 1200°F (650°C).