February 2024 Volume 6

CONTENTS

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PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE

50 All Roads Lead To Sales & Marketing With Lean 53 Leadership and Management FAQ 54 Using Technology to Help Protect Against a Cyberattack 56 Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a Quality System Metric 58 Staying Bigger than China INDUSTRY NEWS 60 HAMMER - A National Science Foundation Engineering Center Will Bring New Technology to Forging 62 A Meeting in the Mountains: Preview of the 2024 FIA Annual Meeting of Members 67 TimkenSteel Announces Intent to Change Name to Metallus Inc. 68 Onex Awarded Two Box Forge Furnace Contract 69 FIA Member Profile: NWI Defense 70 New ATI Opportunity 71 FIA Member Spotlight: Plant Engineering Services, Inc. 73 Forging Industry Association Welcomes New Senior Technical Manager 74 Welcome New Members 76 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 78 Donor Spotlight: Electralloy 79 33rd Forging Industry Technical Conference Call for Papers Now Open FORGING RESEARCH 80 Benchmarking Ergonomic Issues in the Forging Industry MEMBERS SPEAK 84 FIA Management Development Institute: Giving Managers the Tools They Need to Advance Their Careers AD INDEX 88 February Advertiser Index

5 FIA Government Affairs Update 6 House China Committee Releases Policy Recommendations ENERGY 8 No Energy Transition Without a Reliable Electric Power Grid 9 Navigating Energy Markets: Unveiling Insights from the Natural Gas 12-Month Strip EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 12 Flexibility and Productivity: The New FICEP Precision Forging Line 14 Digital Engineering: Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation with Simulation 20 Improve Forging Performance & OEE with Scotch Yoke Technology 22 Benefits of Direct from the Forge Intensive Quenching MAINTENANCE 26 Leveraging ERPs for Maintenance 28 Is It Time To Upgrade Your Forging Press Through a Clutch/Brake Conversion? AUTOMATION 30 The Automation Ladies Podcast featuring Chelsea Lantto of Trenton Forging 32 Robotic Tooling for Hot Forging Applications: Tips of the Trade MATERIALS 36 Overcoming Lightweighting Challenges 39 Seeing Is Believing: Visualizing How Metal Flows in Hot Working 42 SBQ Off to an Encouraging Start in 2024 45 Forging Ahead: The Power of Consistency in Steelmaking OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 48 Employee Basics Checklist – A Refresher

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DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 5 Washington Update 8 Energy 12 Equipment & Technology 26 Maintenance 30 Automation 36 Materials 48 Operations & Management 60 Industry News

78 Foundation News 80 Forging Research 84 Members Speak 88 Ad Index

FORGING TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT Digital Engineering: Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation with Simulation Page 14 Improve Forging Performance & OEE with Scotch Yoke Technology Page 20 Official Publication of the Forging Industry Association

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