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Optimizing A Hammer Forging Progression For A Large Hand Tool, Edgar Espinoza
Optimizing A Hammer Forging Progression For A Large Hand Tool, Edgar Espinoza
Master's Theses (2009 -)
In the forging industry of today the need for United States based companies to reduce cost and maintain or improve the quality of a product has become essential in order to remain competitive. A company such as Green Bay Drop Forge (GBDF), a manufacturer of standard and custom steel forgings, was tasked with improving the forging process of one of their large hand tool products. A large wrench, forged at GBDF was noticed to contain a large amount of flash and excessive amount of hammer blows required to forge the part. The large amounts of flash and excessive hammer blows …