The art of forging dates to at least 4000BC and probably earlier. Metals such as bronze and wrought iron were forged by early man to produce hand toots and weapons of war. Forging of wrought iron and ...
When it comes to turning raw metal alloys into useful things, two processes dominate: casting and forging. Both have their place, but when strength and light weight are priorities, forging is the ...
It is the norm for our Retrotechtacular series to concentrate on a technology that has passed out of use but is still of interest to Hackaday readers, so it is perhaps unusual now to feature one that ...
Born As the Solution to a War Production Problem, the Precision Forging Process Makes Possible Mass-Production of MetalParts to Editor-in-Chief. Materials Methods Precise Dimensions with a Minimum of ...
Titanium is strong and light, with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. But giving it a good balance of strength and ductility is difficult and expensive. That’s why titanium is used ...
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, or RIA-JMTC, hosted experts and officials across the government, military, industry and academia to discuss ...
Over the years we have featured a number of large DIY projects here on Geeky Gadgets but never a project like the DIY 40 ton hydraulic forging press created by Karl Metalworks. Check out the video ...