Symposium on Advances in Metal Forming Technology Presentations

1)  Precision Forging Gears - J. Richard (Dick) Douglas / Metalworking Consultant Group, LLC

2)  Workability Characterization and its Relationship to Metal Flow and Defect Formation during Forging Processes - B. Lynn Ferguson / Deformation Control Technology, Inc.

3)  Rapid Production Forging Dies Using RSP- James Knirsch / RSP Tooling, LLC

4)  Texture Measurement and Analysis during Hot Rolling of Titanium Alloys - Ayman Salem / US Air Force Research Laboratory.

 5)  Making Fat Things Thin, or Basics of Wire Drawing - Daniel R. Hennessy / General Electric Company, GE Consumer & Industrial Technology

6)  Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Metals for High Temperature Applications - Brad Lemon / H.C. Starck Inc., Coldwater, Michigan Plant 

7)  Superplastic Forming (SPF) of Titanium Components at Goodrich - Robert Bianco / Goodrich Corporation, Materials & Simulation Technical Center

8)  Hydrostatic Extrusion – Effects of Stress State on Flow, Fracture, and Deformation Processing of Materials  - John J. Lewandowski / Case Western Reserve University

9)  Computer Simulation of Metalworking Processes - Zhichao (Charlie) Li / Deformation Control Technology, Inc.

10)  Solving Metalworking Problems Using Black Belt Methods – Ed Longenberger / Brush Wellman

11)  Design and Manufacture of Rolling Mills – Tad Sendzimir / T. Sendzimir, Inc.

12)  Technological Advances in the Design Tools, Alloys, and Processing of High Strength, Large Monolithic, Aluminum Forgings - Dustin Bush / Alcoa Forged Products - Aerospace