Mandrel forging, sometimes known as saddle forging, is a forging operation that is performed with the help of a tool called mandrel. A mandrel is a blunt ended tool or rod that is used to enlarge or ...

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 ...

Six businesses in the forging and forming industries have joined the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC), following the opening of its outreach office in Sheffield. The ...

The Godfather of a world famous Sheffield manufacturing research centre is back in the city with a new project to boost the local forgings industry. Here, he writes about his vision exclusively for ...

The UK’s forging and forming community is set to benefit from a unique pathway to cutting edge equipment and world class academic expertise from both north and south of the border, thanks to a new ...

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 ...