In an era where equipment is routinely rendered obsolete at an ever-increasing pace, forging equipment stands alone as machines built to work on a daily basis for decades – if not the better part of a century.

Model TMB 8150 STRETCH automatic top-load parts washer is nearly twice as wide as the standard TMB 8100 model (82.5 vs. 55 inches) for a wider wash zone, and it features dual 5-HP heavy-duty wash-cycle pumps and 170-gallon sump capacity.

Without the ability to forge steel and other metals over the past century and a half, industry would have lacked the parts needed to manufacture cars, build aircraft, drill for oil, mine for minerals or lay down rail tracks.

We are privileged to bring you three exclusive essays written by the secretary general of the Confederation of Chinese Metalforming Industry (CCMI).