Guidelines for precision hot forging with applications

Abstract The economic pressures from alternative processes, international competition and government regulation have made precision hot forging an attractive option for the forging industry. The forging process is exceedingly complex with many variables. However, new tools have made it possible to simulate and control the forging process to a degree not thought possible in the past. As a result, we believe it is now possible to produce highly accurate forgings that were once achievable only by cold forging.