In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, time is often just as valuable as material. Machine shop owners and manufacturing buyers are constantly under pressure to deliver high-quality parts while keeping costs manageable. The most effective way to achieve this balance is through near-net shape open die forging, a process that not only improves quality but
by Royce Lowe Gears are manufactured in many shapes, from a number of alloys. Each gear has its own method of transmitting motion and force. The most common gear shapes and their applications are as follows: A spur gear has straight teeth, mounted on parallel shafts, and is used to transmit motion between these
by Dell Williams Originally published on Manufacturing.net Machine shops often need open die forged parts for a variety of applications, including large, custom parts, small quantity runs or when high strength and durability are required. When this is the case, machine shops often contract with forgers for “as forged” parts and then perform finish
