August 2024 Volume 6

CONTENTS

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52 Keep IT Current to Reduce “Technical Debt” 54 Effectively Using Trade Shows and Industry Events in Manufacturing Marketing INDUSTRY NEWS 56 Transvalor International Simulation Days 58 Anticipating the 2024 Forging Industry Technical Conference 61 Inductotherm Group Announces Leadership Transition 62 Member Spotlight: Trace-A-Matic 63 Welcome New Members 64 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 66 FIERF Scholarships & Their Vital Role in Supporting the Future of Forging 68 FIERF Donor Spotlight: Enprotech

PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note MEMBERS SPEAK 3 New Chairman’s Message to the Members WASHINGTON UPDATE 4 OSHA Releases Indoor Heat Rule 6 Hello From FIA’s New Government Affairs Director ENERGY 8 Hydro Pursuing Zero-Carbon Aluminium by Testing Green Hydrogen Technology with Global Potential 10 When the Sleeping Giant Wakes: What’s Moving Energy Markets 12 Sustainable Innovations for a Green Future

EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 16 Beyond the Press 20 Hammer vs. Screw Press for Closed Die Forging 22 Quick-Change Tooling Systems in Forging MAINTENANCE 24 Are You Properly Maintaining Your Hydraulic Presses? AUTOMATION 26 Automated Surface Finishing MATERIALS 30 Premium Tool Steels in Forging Applications 33 More on the FIA Forging Failure Analysis Course 36 Take Care of Your Tools 38 Case Study: Uddeholm Skolvar Tool Steel 43 Forging Titanium 101 OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 46 How Should Employers Act in a Post-Chevron World? 48 The Importance of a Mental Health Focus in the Forging Industry 50 From Problem to Solution: An Intro to Business Case Writing

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FORGING RESEARCH 71 FIA Technical Update AD INDEX 73 August Advertiser Index

FORGING MATERIALS & TOOLING

Quick-Change Tooling Systems in Forging Page 22 Forging Titanium 101 Page 43

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