August 2019 Volume 1

INDUSTRY NEWS & CALENDAR

2019 FIA Theory & Applications of Forging & Die Design Workshop Recap

Twenty-six participants representing 17 companies attended the 2019 offering of FIA’s Theory & Applications of Forging & Die DesignWorkshop. The course is facilitated by a team of six industry experts and engineering professors who work together to carefully explain the principles and practices of forging. Over the years, this program has continued to evolve and expand, offering insights into the latest forging technology and metal flow simulation software. FIA offers this popular workshop annually, typically at FIA Headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. FIA is continuously working to incorporate plant tours into its programming. For this year’s Theory & Applications of Forging

& Die Design workshop, FIA was offered a plant tour hosted by a student from the 2018 class – Kristen Holub, Vice President at Wodin Inc. “Kristenwas an excellent student during the 2018workshop. I’ve always wanted to incorporate a plant tour and she volunteered the tour for the 2019 event and even taught a mini-module with a hands on experiment during the tour of Wodin! The tour and presentation by Kristen added a nice touch to the workshop and attendees overwhelming enjoyed the tour!” stated FIA’s Forging & Die Design workshop curriculum coordinator -- Kester D. Clarke, Ph.D., FIERF Professor, Colorado School of Mines.

Kristen Holub, Vice President and Grant Murphy, President, Wodin Inc. receive an appreciation plaque for hosting an FIA plant tour

Grant Murphy, President of Wodin Inc. in action during the plant tour

Participants take in Kester Clarke’s presentation at FIA Headquarters in downtown Cleveland

Companies investing in their employees included the following:

• Colorado School Of Mines • Edgerton Forge, Inc. • Standard Forged Products • Eaton Corporation South Bend Forge Plant • Hauserman Die &Machine Co. • Aluminum Precision Products, Inc. Alton Facility • Stanley Black &Decker • Superior Die Set Corp. • Ohio University Dept. Of Mechanical Engrg. • Honeywell Intl - E&S Phoenix • Trenton Forging Company • Scientific Forming Technologies Corp.

• Bourdon Forge Co., Inc. • Malco Products, SBC - DeWitt, NE • Moen, Inc. • Marshalltown Company • Arconic Forgings & Extrusions - Cleveland Operations • Weber Metals, Inc. • Arconic Wheel Products • Thornton Industries, Inc. • Brass Aluminum Forging Enterprises, L.L.C. • American Axle &Manufacturing, Inc. Ft. Wayne Manufacturing Facility • Modern Forge Indiana, LLC

Workshop class outside Wodin Inc.

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