Titanium and titanium alloys must be protected from contamination by oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon during heating for forging. This is most effectively done by coating the forging slugs in a ...

3D Insider is ad supported and earns money from clicks, commissions from sales, and other ways. If there was one manufacturing process that most people can visualize, it would likely be forging. This ...

Thousands of aircraft components are critical to consistent, safe operation. Couplings, locking brackets, valves, sling mounts, hubs, and special fasteners are can’t-fail parts. To make them, ...

Mandrel forging, sometimes known as saddle forging, is a forging operation that is performed with the help of a tool called mandrel. A mandrel is a blunt ended tool or rod that is used to enlarge or ...

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Since the invention of computer-aided design (CAD) in the early 1960s, it has become much easier for product designers to design sheet metal components and parts for different applications. But one ...

The arsenal of democracy rests on America’s forging industry. More than 152 forging plants in 38 states forge the metals and alloys for warships, planes, spacecraft, combat vehicles, missiles, rockets ...