August 2025 Volume 7

CONTENTS

AUGUST 2025 | VOLUME 7

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 3 Letter From the Editor WASHINGTON UPDATE 6 Forging Growth ENERGY 8 The New Energy Reality 10 Coal Is The New Bridge Fuel EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 11 Rotary Hearth Furnace for Steel & Alloy Heating 12 A Supplier’s Perspective from the Die Up 14 The Latest Trends in Materials and Tooling Technology 16 Forging Die Wear: Understanding Failures, Extending Die Life 18 What’s Next in Mechanical Forge Press Technology

MAINTENANCE 20 Preventing Forging Die Failure 22 Maintaining your Upsetter Forging Machine AUTOMATION 24 Introducing Semi- and Fully Automated Induction Forging Systems MATERIALS 25 Titanium Forgings – Commercial and Technical Landscape OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 30 Temporary or Contract Workers Are Not My Employees, So I Don’t Have to Worry, Right? Not Necessarily. 32 The Paradox of the Invisible Discipline 34 You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat: Preparing for Evolving Cyberthreats 36 Reindustrialization: An Idea Whose Time Has Come 38 Powering A Safer And More Sustainable Future 40 Industrial Strength AI INDUSTRY NEWS 44 FIA Interim President & CEO Angela Gibian Named 2025 Progressive Woman Honoree

45 A European Perspective on the State of the Industry 48 Every bit as impactful 51 Forging Industry Association 52 Forge Fair 2025 54 Welcome New Members 55 Recruit New FIA Members & Get Rewarded! 56 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 59 FIERF Donor Spotlight: DANGO & DIENENTHAL 60 Forged in Johnstown FORGING RESEARCH 64 Forging Education 68 Forging Futures: Four Workforce Levers Every Shop Can Pull Today 70 A Forging Technology First MEMBERS SPEAK 74 Let’s Keep North American Forging Strong and Competitive AD INDEX 75 August Advertiser Index Begins Search for President & CEO

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FORGING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION | FORGING.ORG | AUG 2025

The Latest Trends in Forging Materials & Tooling Technology Page 14

Preventing Die Failure Page 20 Titanium Forging: Commercial and Technical Landscape Page 25

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