February 2020 Volume 2

INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR

Forging Automation 101 &Plant Tours August 18-19, 2020, Location TBA

A ug 18-19 2020

FIA is pleased to present a program specifically developed to give forgers a first-hand look into how robotics and automation can help forging companies increase productivity, lower costs and improve workplace safety. In 2019, Forging Automation 101 attracted over 80 attendees, reaching capacity weeks before the event. The 2020 programwill include plant tours of different facilities that currently use robotics and automation. International Forging Congress (IFC)

S ept 19-21 2020

September 19-21, 2020 (General Sessions &Exhibits), Chicago, Illinois IFC 2020 returns to the Magnificent Mile in the heart of downtown Chicago, Illinois. The 23rd International Forging Congress (IFC) will showcase the best in forging technical and business-oriented presentations for the worldwide forging community. Event features include the following:

• Technical & research presentations • Networking opportunities

• Business-oriented presentations • Exhibition of leading suppliers to the forging industry

Heat Treating 101Workshop &Plant Tour December 1-2, 2020, Cleveland, Ohio

D ec 1-2 2020

Heat Treating 101 Workshop & Plant Tour will introduce learners to the common concepts and terminology involved inmodern heat treating operations. In this workshop, attendees will learn a basic understanding of heat treating metallurgy: normalizing after forging to enhance part machineability as well as the concept of steel alloy “Hardenability” and the various processes that heat treaters have to obtain the desired mechanical properties needed by the forged part end user: strength (hardness), ductility (toughness), wear and impact resistance. Attendees will learn about the various types of heating and quenching equipment used for various heat treating processes. There will be comparisons of traditional 20th Century heat treating methods and advanced 21st Century practices developed in the last 20 years, including the latest developments from the FDMC project for Direct from the Forge Intensive Quench (DFIQ™) processes and available equipment. The workshop will also touch on how forged part designers and part makers can concurrently engineer with their heat treat metallurgists to deliver more value in a heat treated forging to the part end users: selecting lower cost alloys; light weighting of forgings; as well as control of heat treating distortion for closer to net shape forgings and to reduce post-forge/post-heat treat “wastes” (grinding, straightening, flattening, hard turning, part cleaning, etc.). The workshop will cover some basic safety tips and best practices for individuals who are new or unfamiliar with being around heat treating equipment. Plant tours at Akron Steel Treating Company and a local forging plant will supplement the workshop modules.

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