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Read our Editorial and Legal Ease columns for commentary on the forging industry and legal matters.

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Editorial

Take Advantage of FORGE Resources

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Bill Mayer
December 7, 2020
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As you’re well aware, FORGE publishes six issues a year – now digitally. And I’m sure you’ve visited our website, www.forgemag.com, on a regular basis for news and technical content. But do you know some of the other resources FORGE has to offer?


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Dean Peters
Editor's Page

The Vote

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Dean M. Peters
October 8, 2020
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Any student of world history can tell you that the concept of democracy is handed down to us by the culture and governance of ancient Greece. The word democracy is derived from two Greek words: “demos,” or people; and “kratos,” or rule.


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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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Dean Peters
EDITOR'S PAGE

The Outlook for 2020

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Dean M. Peters
February 1, 2020
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With the new year freshly underway, it seems a good time to gaze in the crystal ball and consider what trends will likely impact the climate for manufacturing in the U.S. and abroad during this year.


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Guest Commentary

Freedom to Fail

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Ashleigh Walters
December 5, 2019
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Employee engagement is quite the buzzword in today’s society. As leaders, we know it is important, but do we really understand how to engage our employees?


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Forge and Finance

The Value-Enhancement Pyramid

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Peter Geise
December 4, 2019
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Welcome to the inaugural installment of this new column in FORGE. It will be dedicated to the financial issues facing manufacturing businesses, providing guidance on financial matters to those who may not have a dedicated CFO on staff and providing additional financial insight to those who do.


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Legal Ease

The Opioid Crisis (part 2)

David resser
David Resser
December 3, 2019
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As was reported in this column in October 2019, the National Safety Council reports that Americans became more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash at some point during the past three years.


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Dean Peters
EDITOR'S PAGE

IoT: Past, Present and Future

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Dean M. Peters
December 2, 2019
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According to Wikipedia, in 1982 Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh installed a Coke machine in one of its buildings.


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LEGAL EASE

The Opioid Crisis (part 1)

David resser
David Resser
October 3, 2019
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The National Safety Council reports that at some point during the past three years Americans became more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a motor vehicle crash.


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Dean Peters
Commentary

Tranquility Base Revisited

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Dean M. Peters
October 1, 2019
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On March 16, 1926, Professor Robert H. Goddard was scurrying around a snow-covered field in Worcester, Mass. He was preparing to ignite a small rocket assembly mounted on a metal-framed “launch pad.”


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