In recent years, Japan has seen the rise of regional manufacturing who have replicated Japanese monozukuri processes by taking advantage of cheaper labor costs and pushing Japan out of mass industrial ...

The aluminium alloy AA2014 is one of the most widely used of the 2xxx series alloys, owing to its superior strength-to-weight ratio and stiffness. It is commonly forged to shape for use in aerospace ...

Modern forging processes have come a long way from the days of ancient warriors’ swords and the crankshafts in today’s vehicles, but they still follow the same basic rules. This blog will look at the ...

Press forging may be defined as the process of shaping a metal that is placed between two dies by applying mechanical or hydraulic pressure. Press forging is usually done on a forge press - a machine ...

In a variety of industries, casting and forging are popular methods of creating components and parts. In spite of this, the processes are very different from one another, and the products produced by ...

We demonstrate copper forging techniques using heat and controlled shaping methods.

Liu Boming (right) discusses production procedures with workers at China First Heavy Industries in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province, last month. WANG SONG/XINHUA Liu Boming is passionate about the great ...