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Forgingforging Process
Forgingforging Process
Forging is manufacturing
process where metal is
pressed, pounded or
squeezed under great
pressure into high strength
parts known as forgings.
The forging process
• At this point, the forging is fully formed, but, still has a flash
attached to it. The flash is the excess material around the formed
forging.
• The forged piece is removed from the forging dies by a
trimmerman and is placed in a trim press. A few blows are
necessary to remove the flash from the forging
Bar stock or wire stock is fed into a die and is squeezed into the
closed die. The resultant part is a nail, a bolt or a screw with the
head.