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.

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.

Surprise! Today your boss instructed you to attend Forge Fair 2019 this coming May in Cleveland, Ohio!

In this final installment of our series “North American Forging is Advanced Manufacturing,” we will explore “above-the-shop-floor operations.”

Part 7 in our series on the North American forging industry focuses developing a skilled workforce.

This sixth article in our series on the North American forging industry focuses on process modeling, simulation and analysis.

Like any advanced manufacturing process or enterprise, process controls are critical in meeting the demanding customer requirements of forged products.

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.

This article will focus on induction heating and its place as an advanced and controlled thermal process enabled by a host of modular and modern heating units tailored for specific forged parts.