February 2022 Volume 4

CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 2022 | VOLUME 4

PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE 4 Washington D.C. Highlights & Expectations for 2022 6 Forging Industry Association Hires Government Affairs Director, Matt Riehl EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 8 Custom Forging Press Provides Required Precision to Forge Titanium Parts 10 Electric Axle Technologies: Forging Opportunities for Presently Non- Automotive Players 12 Update on Automotive Lightweighting for Forgers 18 True Prevention Powered by Worker-Centric AI™ MAINTENANCE 20 Understanding and Troubleshooting Forging Press Lubrication 24 Forging Lubrication FAQ and Troubleshooting, Part 1 AUTOMATION 26 Delivering Benefits to Material Handling in Forging 30 Forge Automation-The Basic Considerations MATERIALS 34 Forging Aluminum & Titanium – FAQ 36 Heat Treating Corner OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 38 Where Are the Employees, and How Do We Make It Easier to Find and Hire Them? 40 Are You Hiring? Check-Out The New & Improved FIA Career Center 42 My Forging Industry Journey 44 Leading Innovation: Practical Steps for Creating a Culture of Innovation 47 Forging Industry Finds Energy- Cost Savings, Budget Certainty with Online Auctions

50 Young Female Manufacturing Minds Are Looking for Mentors 54 Tips for Effective Closed Die Forging Cost and Estimations INDUSTRY NEWS 56 Welcome New Members 58 Forging Market Shows Positive Sales and Production Trends 60 In Memory of William Kempton Cordier 61 Gasbarre Thermal Processing 61 Industrial Innovations Inc. Hires New Executive, Rodney Yeomans 62 FIA Upcoming Events 63 Member Spotlight: Performance Forge, Inc. FORGING RESEARCH 65 FIERF Donor Spotlight: Forging Equipment Solutions 66 How to Engage the Next Generation 68 Expanding the Market for Forgings with Cast Preforms 72 Effect of Processing Variables and Die Geometry on Microstructure of Forged IN718 78 Prediction of Relative Globularization Rates in + β Titanium Alloys as a Function of Initial Crystal Orientation 84 Effect of Processing on the Microstructure-Performance Comparison between a 4340 Wrought Steel and a 4340 Selective Laser Melted (SLM) Steel 86 The Forging Foundation News MEMBERS SPEAK 87 Members Speak AD INDEX 88 February Advertiser Index Systems Commissions Continuous Mesh Belt Annealing Line

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DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 4 Washington Update 8 Equipment & Technology 20 Maintenance 26 Automation 34 Materials 38 Operations & Management 56 Industry News

65 Forging Research 87 Members Speak 88 Ad Index

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FORGING LIGHTWEIGHT ALLOYS

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UpdateonAutomotive Lightweighting for Forgers pg. 12

CustomForgingPressProvides RequiredPrecision toForgeTitanium Parts pg. 8

ForgingAluminum&Titanium– FAQ pg. 34

Where Are the Employees, and How Do We Make It Easier to Find and Hire

ElectricAxleTechnologies: ForgingOpportunities for PresentlyNon-Automotive Players pg. 10

Them? pg. 38

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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, OH 44114. Telephone: (216) 781-6260, Fax: (216) 781-0102. Only (1) copy of the 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 © 2022 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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