November 2021 Volume 3

CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 3

PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE 4 Not Always Black or White: A Look at The Economics of Section 232 Tariffs and Its Effects on the Forging Industry EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 8 Requirements for a Rapid Forged Part Design Software System 11 Cold Water, Winter Weather and Your Power Supply 14 Tooling Selection for Forging Hammers 16 Your Machine Shop as a Path to Vertical Integration 22 Advantages of Graphite-Free Die Lubricants MAINTENANCE 24 Maintenance Tips and Troubleshooting Forging Hammers AUTOMATION 28 Flood Welding in the Forging Industry 30 The Incredible Vanishing Workforce? MATERIALS 34 Strategies for Success with Higher Hardness Dies 36 What’s Up With Steel These Days? OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 38 When Was the Last Time You Looked at Your Employee Handbook?

40 Women of Steel: How the Ladies of Universal Stainless Got Their Start in The Industry 44 Maximizing Your Value Proposition 46 What Runaway Natural Gas and Electricity Prices Mean for the Forging Industry 48 Innovating Leader 101 – The Five Requirements to Becoming an Innovating Leader 50 Getting a Handle on Sustainability INDUSTRY NEWS 52 Weldaloy Specialty Forgings Promotes World-Renowned Metallurgical Engineer 53 Welcome New Members 56 Asahi Forge & COVID-19 Response and Recovery 58 Manufacturing Month 60 Remembering Peter Ian Georgeson 60 Somers Steel Announces Closure 62 Forge Fair 2021: Recap of This Year’s Show 66 FIA Upcoming Events FORGING RESEARCH 69 FIERF Donor Spotlight: Campbell Press Repair 70 Utilization of Metal Additive Manufacturing in Forging Industry MEMBERS SPEAK 75 A Story… AD INDEX 76 November Advertiser Index

p. 40

DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 4 Washington Update 8 Equipment & Technology 24 Maintenance 28 Automation 34 Materials 38 Operations & Management 52 Industry News

69 Forging Research 75 Members Speak 76 Ad Index

Official Publication of the Forging Industry Association

November 2021 forging.org

FORGETOOLING &VALUE-ADDED MACHINING

YourMachineShop as aPath toVertical Integration pg. 16

Requirements for aRapid ForgedPartDesignSoftware System pg. 8 The IncredibleVanishing Workforce?Automation to theRescue pg. 30 Strategies for Successwith HigherHardnessDies pg. 34 MaximizingYour Value Proposition pg. 44

Women of Steel: How the Ladies of Universal Stainless Got Their Start in the Industry pg. 40

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, 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 © 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 | NOVEMBER 2021