November 2024 Volume 6

CONTENTS

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46 100% First Year Talent Retention in Manufacturing is Possible 48 Welcome New Members 50 Remembering William “Bill” E. Hoban 51 FIA Upcoming Events FOUNDATION NEWS 52 Third Annual FIERF Forging Competition to be Held at Forge Fair 2025 53 FIERF Funded Forging Clubs 54 FIERF Hosts Two Forge the Future Summer Camps 55 Funding the Future of the Forging Industry 58 FIA Technical Update 60 FIERF Donor Spotlight: Alton Steel FORGING RESEARCH 61 FIERF is Now Accepting Research Grant Applications 62 FIERF Research Grants & Project Updates 66 Predicting the occurrence of central burst during open die forging of high strength steels: A metallurgical and mechanical analysis MEMBERS SPEAK 70 Forging Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Forging Industry Leaders AD INDEX 73 November Advertiser Index

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PRESIDENT'S NOTE 1 President's Note WASHINGTON UPDATE

MAINTENANCE 18 Project Management for Forging Equipment Rebuild AUTOMATION 20 Transforming Billet Handling with Flexible 3D Robot Vision MATERIALS 23 2024: Challenging Year for SBQ Suppliers OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT 26 NLRB’s General Counsel Declares “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions Unlawful, Employers Given 60 Days to Comply 29 What is Your AI Strategy? 32 Forging Company Maintaining your Insurance Coverage in Today’s High Liability Environment 34 Innovating Workplace Culture in the Forging Industry 37 This Poll Will Still Be Relevant After Election Day 40 How Zero-Trust Cybersecurity Can Benefit Your Business INDUSTRY NEWS 42 Recap of the 33rd Forging Industry Technical Conference 44 Member Spotlight: FICEP

4 Trump II: Tariffs on “Day One”? 6 FIA Launches Media Campaign to Highlight Industry’s Forging Capacity for Government & Defense Components ENERGY 8 Skyrocketing Capacity Costs and Their Impact on Your Energy Spend EQUIPMENT & TECHNOLOGY 10 The Next Level of Axial Forming for a Sustainable Component and Process Chain Design 15 A Single-Source Solution for Ring Manufacturing 16 Pioneering Precision in a Rapidly Evolving Industry

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