August 2023 Volume 5

CONTENTS

AUGUST 2023 | VOLUME 5

40 Assessing the Potential of Leadership Candidates INDUSTRY NEWS 42 Canton Drop Forge Showcases its “New” 50,000-lb Hammer at Open House 45 Forging Industry Association Names New Executive Leaders 46 Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America Announces 50th Anniversary Celebration & 2024 Conference 48 Forge Fair 2023 Recap 51 Valley Forge & Bolt Launches Android Application Accessory for SPC4® Load Verifying System 52 What’s New with FIA’s Forging University 54 Metform’s Hot Forging Fleet Is Growing 55 Welcome New Members 58 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 60 FIERF Professors Summit Debrief 61 FIERF Announces 2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients 62 FIERF’s First Summer Camp Was a Hit! 64 Introducing the Art of Forging to College Students 65 FIA & FIERF Announce the Publication of First Children’s Book 66 Donor Spotlight: Nucor Steel FORGING RESEARCH 67 Forging Defect Detection Using Artificial Neural Networks 72 Simulation-based Digital Twin Architecture for Enhancing Forging Part Quality and Control MEMBERS SPEAK 78 The Power of Goodwill AD INDEX 80 August Advertiser Index

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DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 4 Washington Update 10 Energy 16 Equipment & Technology 22 Maintenance 26 Automation 28 Materials 30 Operations & Management 42 Industry News

PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE

4 FIA Government Affairs Update 6 Using Trade Remedies to Deal with Low-Priced Imports in Canada 8 Washington’s Second-Half Agenda ENERGY 10 A Seat at the Table 12 Forging the Climate Path EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 16 The Evolution of Tool and Die Making for Forges MAINTENANCE 22 Forge Tooling, Troubleshooting and Maintenance 24 Cost of Quality Measurement and Reporting AUTOMATION 26 The First Step to Automation MATERIALS 28 Tool and Die Repair Alloys OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 30 My Employee Can’t or Won’t Do Her Job and I Need To Make a Change – Why Is It So Complicated? 32 We Can't Find Good Help! 36 Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Management 38 Cybersecurity Vantage Point: People Prevail Over Too Many Tools

60 Foundation News 67 Forging Research 78 Members Speak 80 Ad Index

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