VALUE ADDED IS WHERE THE ACTION IS IN STEEL FORGINGS.

The combination of hot forging followed by a secondary cold working operation should become more commonplace among closed die forgers, according to a vice president of marketing for a leading forge plant. This means that forgers who possess post-forging capabilities such as coining, bending and swaging have a marketing advantage because they can offer the forging-buyer better value. This article discusses a number of post-forging operations that can minimize or eliminate machining and help widen the application of impression steel die forgings. Forging buyers would benefit from lower total fabrications costs.