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Home » Authors » Jon D. Tirpak

Jon D. Tirpak

Jon Tirpak is the Executive Director of Forging Industry Association – Department of Defense Manufacturing Consortium. He is also immediate past president of ASM International. He may be reached at Advanced Technology International in Summerville, SC by calling 843-760-4346 or emailing jon.tirpak@ati.org.

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Change Your Sales Pitch from Price to Value

Jon D. Tirpak
October 5, 2021
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Customers in the forging community often treat the procurement of forgings as they would a commodity product. This article discusses the pitfalls of selling forgings as a commodity and promotes the reasons to sell forgings on their value, not their price.


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Back to the Future: Revisiting AM Predictions from 2012

Additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly evolved since its inception, and investment in AM technology has flourished in both the public and private sectors. This article, the second and final in this series, illustrates some appropriate applications that have already affected or could affect forging processes and markets.
Jon D. Tirpak
April 8, 2021
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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 my article from the August 2012 issue of FORGE. Without the fictional flux capacitor, which enabled time travel in the DeLorean time machine used in the movie, we will continue this analysis of the predictions regarding AM prototyping and forging and AM short-run production and forging.


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Back to the Future: Revisiting AM Predictions from 2012

Jon D. Tirpak
February 8, 2021
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Additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly evolved since its inception, and investment in AM technology has flourished in both the public and private sectors. This article, the first of two parts, evaluates predictions made in FORGE in 2012 and illustrates some appropriate applications that could affect (or already have affected) forging processes and markets.


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So, you are going to Forge Fair 2019!

FIA will hold its biennial Forge Fair May 21-23 at Cleveland’s Huntington Convention Center. This article, geared to the less experienced tradeshow attendee, will give you tips on how to make the most of your time on the exhibit floor and in the technical sessions.
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Jon D. Tirpak
April 11, 2019
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Surprise! Today your boss instructed you to attend Forge Fair 2019 this coming May in Cleveland, Ohio!


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Invisible Strength: Forgings' Hidden Value in Military Aircraft

Jon D. Tirpak
December 14, 2017
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Often hidden beneath the skins of military aircraft, forgings were nonetheless widely used in the engines, ordnance casings and landing-gear assemblies of historic military aircraft, just as they are at the present time.
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It takes an advanced manufacturing process to produce an advanced part

North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

Part 8: Above the Shop Floor
Jon D. Tirpak John Walters Mike Ulven Al McCormack
February 3, 2017
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In this final installment of our series “North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing,” we will explore “above-the-shop-floor operations.”


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North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

(Part 7: Developing a Skilled Workforce)
Jon D. Tirpak John Walters
August 8, 2016
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Part 7 in our series on the North American forging industry focuses developing a skilled workforce.


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Simulation in teh forging industry has evolved from simple 2D models to very detailed 3D simulations

North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

(Part 6: Modeling, Simulation and Analysis)
Jon D. Tirpak John Walters
June 6, 2016
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This sixth article in our series on the North American forging industry focuses on process modeling, simulation and analysis.


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Advanced manufacturing process control equipment

North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

(Part 5: Process Controls)
Jon D. Tirpak John Walters
February 3, 2016
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Like any advanced manufacturing process or enterprise, process controls are critical in meeting the demanding customer requirements of forged products.


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TimkenSteel forging its specialty steel billets

North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing

(Part 4: Advanced Alloys)
Jon D. Tirpak John Walters
October 9, 2015
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This article – the fourth in our series – concentrates on advanced raw materials, which add shape and value to materials ranging from specialty and microalloyed steels to metal-matrix composites.


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