February 2021 Volume 3
CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2021 | VOLUME 3
PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE 5 2020 Election: What Happened and What Is to Come? EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 8 Reducing the Cost of Your Forging Process 11 Conveyor Maintenance Issues and Planning for Forging Operations AUTOMATION 14 Why Automation Matters to Forgers (Today More Than Ever) 18 Automation in Gas Fired Heat Treat and Forging Operations 20 Automated Capabilities Continue to Bring Greater Efficiencies to Manufacturing 24 Who Is Going to ProgramMy Robot? 27 FIA Members Talk Automation 29 Forge Automation: The Basic Considerations 32 Automation of Induction Heating Systems for Billets and Other Unique Shapes 38 The Lean Side of Automation in a Forging Environment 42 Fundamentals of Automation Project Management 45 Lessons in Automation from the Die Casting Industry 47 Robotics and the Economy MATERIALS 50 Heat Treating Corner 52 Optimizing Grain Flow and Cavity Alignment of Forging Dies 54 Fire-Resistant Hydraulic Fluid
OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 56 Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID Vaccine? 58 Late Breaking News on COVID-19: Biden orders OSHA action on COVID-19 59 Leadership in a Pandemic: How Anchor Harvey Ensured Safety, Community, & Record Sales Throughout COVID-19 62 What is Your Real Job as CEO? 64 Got Constraints? Theory of Constraints Applied to Scot Forge Supply Chain INDUSTRY NEWS 66 Remembering Don Jones of Forging Resources Group 67 Welcome New Members 68 FIA Upcoming Events 69 Presrite Publishes Whitepaper “Steel Forging Processes to Save You Money” 70 Questek Awarded $1.2 Million From ARPA-E For Ultra High Temperature Materials Development For Energy Applications FORGING RESEARCH 73 The Forging Foundation News 75 FDMC Projects in the Innovative Forging Technology (IFT) Program 78 Solid-State Processing Pathways for High Performance Aluminum Powder Alloys MEMBERS SPEAK 83 Members Speak AD INDEX 84 February Advertiser Index
p. 56
DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 5 Washington Update 8 Equipment & Technology 14 Automation 50 Materials 56 Operations & Management 66 Industry News
73 Forging Research 83 Members Speak 84 Ad Index
Photo Credit: Mike Gill, LASCO Engineering Services, LLC
For advertising contact info@forging.org
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 © 2021 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.
2
FIA MAGAZINE | FEBRUARY 2021
Made with FlippingBook Digital Proposal Maker