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FORGE Magazine

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2020 April

Check out the April 2020 issue of FORGE, featuring our cover story on Park Ohio's 100th Year, "Solving Die Failure with Special Tool Steels", and much more.

Feature Articles

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Park Ohio's Roots Go Back 100 Years

The Ohio Crankshaft Company was started a century ago in Cleveland, Ohio, by two enterprising young engineers. As their business grew, they found a way to increase the service life of their products by the use of induction-hardening technology, which they would name the TOCCO process.
Michael Evans
April 8, 2020
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In May 1920, a long century ago in the shadows of Cleveland’s steel mills, two brilliant and visionary engineers founded The Ohio Crankshaft Company.


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OEM or Rebuilder: A Key Choice When Repairing/Rebuilding Forging Equipment

Forging equipment is built to last for decades, and much of it does. When the time comes to consider investing in upgrading and updating old equipment, however, there are choices to make concerning who should do the rebuild. Selecting an OEM for a repair or rebuild gives an operator the confidence that the work will be based on the specifications unique to the machine backed by the people that originally built it.
April 7, 2020
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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.


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Make Your Own Bush Knife (part 1)

This article is intended to guide the home forging enthusiast in setting up a forging shop to make knives. It is excerpted from my book on knifemaking, which was published in 2020 by Fox Chapel Publishing. Part I will take you through setting up your home forge; blade design and material selection; and making a simple forge using a propane torch as a fuel source.
Bradley Richardson
April 3, 2020
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The knife is one of humankind’s first tools. The first knives were made about 2.5 million years ago by battering sharp flakes from stone, oftentimes used with a wooden or bone handle.
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Columns

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Dean Peters
Editorial

Maelstrom

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Dean M. Peters
March 31, 2020
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My last column in February targeted some politico/economic factors that could affect the global and domestic forging industry through 2020. What wasn’t on that list was any mention of COVID-19, the virus-induced petroleum price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and the U.S. stock exchanges plummeting toward the earth’s molten core.


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David Resser
LEGAL EASE

Whistleblower Regulations and the Forge

Recent events in federal government news have included at least one whistleblower action, giving rise to the question of what whistleblower regulations are in place regarding your business.
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David Resser
April 1, 2020
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To review, whistleblowers are employees who expose fraud, waste or other misconduct occurring within their company. Retaliation against whistleblowers is nothing new, but legislative policies to protect whistleblowers from being fired, harassed or otherwise abused in the workplace are comparatively new.


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Departments

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Noteworthy Industry Products

Parts Washer

Renegade Parts Washers and Detergents
April 9, 2020
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The Renegade I-Series Model 2416 WRD pass-through parts washer delivers continuous cleaning of parts transported through wash, rinse and dry stages via inline conveyor operation.


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Vertical Lift

Verti-Lift Inc.
April 10, 2020
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Double scissor lift and tilt tables allow operators the ergonomic flexibility to work at an elevated work height.


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Products
Noteworthy Industry Products

Phase Converter Power Source

Single Phase Power Solutions
April 10, 2020
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The 50-HP 1-to-3 Microgrid Power Source features a patented BELLE motor with Written-Pole technology to deliver three-phase power from single-phase utility service.
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Noteworthy Industry Products

Green General-Purpose Cleaner

Madison Chemical
April 10, 2020
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Madison Green is a mildly alkaline, environmentally friendly, biodegradable general-purpose cleaner that is highly effective on greasy and waxy soils, such as floors, work benches and other equipment.
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