February 2020 Volume 2

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PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 A Brief Look Back INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR 3 International Forging Congress 2020 25 Interpower Induction Celebrates 25 Years of Building Induction Systems 26 FIA Upcoming Events 28 Gasbarre Partners with Humberto Bastidas and Thermal Technic Furnace Solutions to expand our footprint in Mexico WASHINGTON UPDATE 29 FIA Lobby Firm Report 31 Fluid End Block Coalition First Hearing at International Trade Commission ECONOMIC UPDATE 36 FIA Quick Read Economic Update MATERIALS 40 Methods and Practices for Controlling Die Temperatures 42 How Rough is Smooth?

OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 44 Is There Really an Off-the Clock? 46 Are You Engaging Your Employees? 47 Apprenticeship Programs: 47 Vital to Closing the Skills Gap ASSOCIATION NEWS 49 Welcome New FIA Members 50 FIA Plant Engineering and Safety Committees Meet at Asahi Bluegrass Forge FORGING RESEARCH 51 Project Report: Direct from Forge Intensive Quenching (DFIQ TM � Process for Steel Forgings 53 Laboratory Testing to Identify Permanent PVD Coatings to Minimize Lubricant Use During Forging: Final Report MEMBERS SPEAK 62 This Decade Needs New Strategies to Keep Us Strong and Free

DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 3 Industry News & Calendar 29 Washington Update 36 Economic Update 40 Materials 44 Operations & Management

49 Association News 51 Forging Research 62 Members Speak

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FIA Magazine (ISSN 2643-1254 (print) and ISSN 2643-1262 (online)) is published 4 times annually, May, August, November and February by the Forging Industry Association, 1111 Superior Ave., Suite 615, Cleveland, OH44114. Telephone: (216) 781-6260, Fax: (216) 781-0102. Print version distributed at no charge only to members of the Forging Industry Association. Digital version distributed at no charge to qualified individuals. Subscription requests available at www. forging.org. Printed in the U.S.A. Periodicals postage paid in Cleveland, OH and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Forging Industry Association, 1111 Superior Ave., Suite 615, Cleveland, OH 44114. Copyright © 2020 by the Forging Industry Association in both printed and electronic formats. All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in whole or part without the consent of the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for product claims and representations or for any statement made or opinion expressed herein. Data and information presented by the authors of specific articles are for informational purposes only and are not intended for use without independent, substantiating investigation on the part of potential users.

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