Forging companies are often faced with the decision about whether to add services to offer their customers. The investment in and addition of, for example, heat treating or machining service departments to your operation are viable growth strategies.

With its new isothermal forging press and an innovative manufacturing process from Siempelkamp, Leistritz Turbinentechnik (Germany) is able to produce rotor blades for a new generation of jet engines.

Cost of quality (CoQ) is a hot topic right now. There have even been committees formed in various trade groups to take a closer look at CoQ. You probably have had internal discussions about the CoQ in your company and how those costs compare to other like manufacturers. 

Here’s a look at the five most viewed articles on FORGE’s website in 2017 (based on page views from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31).

This final of three articles discusses a new method of producing hollow shafts for power transmission.

It has been shown that pre-forming operations have a significant effect on predicting cracking based on mathematical damage models. Pre-forming operations such as wire drawing and bar cropping should be included in the simulation model for highest accuracy and best predictive results.

BlueDocs™ is a module within Bluestreak™ that allows management of all corporate documents, such as quality and training manuals, operating procedures and equipment work instructions.

RP Series robots are available with a generous 36- x 20-inch work area in a compact, space-saving benchtop package.

Metal-forming simulations are used to develop unique processing techniques by eliminating the high number of laboratory tests required in such research, but they are also used extensively for the predictive detection of possible material failures, forging force detection, proper die design and topology optimization in the industry.

In applications where life is (literally) on the line, simulations improve product quality, enhance safety and reduce process costs.