November 2023 Volume 5

CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 2023 | VOLUME 5

PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE 4 FIA Government Affairs Update 6 U.S. Carbon Tariffs ENERGY 8 Insights on Energy and Sustainability in the Forging Industry 10 Forging Case Study: Alcorta and the Power of Competitive Electricity Procurement 12 Tax Opportunities in the Climate Law EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 14 Hot Isothermal Forging (HIF) MAINTENANCE 16 Navigating Your Way Through AUTOMATION 18 FIA Automation Adoption Initiative: Rapid Training of ‘Robot Heroes’ 19 FIA Member Spotlight: Pickit 3D MATERIALS 22 Lightweight Alloys and Their Place in the Forging Industry 24 Enhancing the Performance and Durability of Forged Steel With Annealing 26 Empowering Industry: Forgers, Component Suppliers and Their SBQ Steel Partners Raise the Bar Together 30 SBQ: ‘A Delicate Balance Between Supply and Demand’ OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 34 You’re Not Imagining It, Unions Are More in the News 36 Applying Lean to Sales for Manufacturing 38 Empowering Women and Allies 40 Cybersecurity 101 42 Leadership and Management FAQ 44 Growing Socially Project Timelines for Equipment Repairs and Upgrades in the Steel Forging Industry

INDUSTRY NEWS 48 Reasoning For a Downtrend and Reduced Volatility in Forging Orders 50 FIA Fall Meeting of Members Recap 52 Introducing the FIA Forging Failure Analysis Course 54 Mexico’s FRISA Expanding Reach into the SBQ Market 56 SMS group North America Team Announcement 58 Chiz Bros. Opens Detroit Warehouse 59 Qcells North America and Alton Steel Celebrate Sustainably-Made Steel Partnership 60 Second Annual FIA ForjaMEX Conference a Success in Monterrey 62 Welcome New Members 64 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 66 FIERF Scholarships Making an Impact on Student Education 68 Macomb Community College Skilled Trades and Advanced Technology Center Grand Opening 69 Blackhawk Technical College Breaks Ground On I-MEC Center 70 How To Start a Forging Club 72 What’s New With the Forging Foundation 75 Donor Spotlight: Pat Mooney Saws 76 Ted Gutt Fifty-Year Anniversary FORGING RESEARCH 77 FIERF Research Grants & Project Updates 80 Using Bright X-Ray Beams To Look Inside Alloy Processing 82 Robotic DED-GMA Preforms for Forging MEMBERS SPEAK 86 My Forging Industry Internship Experience at Walker Forge AD INDEX 88 November Advertiser Index

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DEPARTMENTS 1 President's Note 4 Washington Update 8 Energy 14 Equipment & Technology 16 Maintenance 18 Automation 22 Materials 34 Operations & Management 48 Industry News

66 Foundation News 77 Forging Research 86 Members Speak 88 Ad Index

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FIERF Scholarships Making an Impact on Student Education Page 66 What’s New with the Forging Foundation

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FORGING FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

FIERF Research Grants & Project Updates Page 77

Empowering Women and Allies: Strategies to Overcome Unconscious Bias Page 38

Colorado School of Mines student demonstrates hand forging during the first-ever Forge the Future Summer Camp Page 74

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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, 6363 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, Ohio 44131. Telephone: (216) 781-6260. 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 Independence, OH and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Forging Industry Association, 6363 Oak Tree Blvd., Independence, Ohio 44131. Copyright © 2023 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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