Science, Maths & Technology
Orbital forging
...central axis, progressively forming the malleable material into the required shape...Top die can be orbited by a few degrees (a°) about the vertical axis, while the lower die is moved upwards during the forging operation. [Diagram to demonstrate 'Orbital forging' - see article] Only a small area of contact, reduces forging loads to only 10% of that of conventional...