What is a forging?
Basically, blacksmithing is a profession applied to shaping metals using pressure and heat. Pressure is generally created on the metal by using a blacksmith's hammer.
Of course, in the past, blacksmithing was not used to the extent it is today, even though blacksmithing was one of the most important jobs in the past, but it had a smaller scope and scope.
However, shaping metals and using them in other activities has been one of the most important jobs that are used a lot both in the past and now. Blacksmithing is one of the oldest methods used to shape metal.
The process of blacksmithing in the past was that first the desired metal was placed in a fire and after the metal became very hot and turned red, it was taken out of the fire and with the help of a hammer The special one they used at that time hit the metal a lot.
Therefore, the metal gets its shape and form with the help of a blacksmith's hammer.
Heat will be a very important factor in forging so that it can be used to make metal, otherwise, without heat, metals that are very hard cannot be shaped and the desired forms can be applied to them.
Blacksmithing in heavy machinery originally, blacksmithing was able to create a clear point on the parts that should be made for heavy machinery.
Heavy machinery requires many parts, which can be easily done using the forging process on heavy machinery.
⚫️ There is a different classification for forging activity, including:
Cold forging
hot forging
hot forging
The pieces used for blacksmithing can have different weights. Each piece can have its own weight and lightness compared to the metal and alloy used in it.
Therefore, the weight will not affect the blacksmithing process, so even very heavy weights can be softened in a special and good way and the desired form and molds can be implemented on it.
⚫️ Heavy machinery forging
However, the activity of blacksmithing flourished and it was also heavily used in the industry.
The industrial revolution was one of the important processes that was able to create many effects on the blacksmithing activity. Basically, the point that can be considered in this regard is the use of the blacksmithing industry in the mechanism of machines.
After the industrial revolution, one of the important activities that took place in the world was the use of heavy machinery that was used in any situation.
Therefore, the arrival of heavy machinery after the industrial revolution changed the working process of activities including blacksmithing and placed them among the artisans.
Therefore, in order for the heavy machinery and the parts that must be obtained for them to be effectively available in the market, and sometimes measures had to be taken regarding their export or import, so the effective option that existed in this regard was used. It was taking the blacksmith industry to make machine parts.
⚫️ Forging
Blacksmithing industry was able to create a large volume and extent for itself and also become a very huge industry, which will be considered as one of the most profitable industries.
The profitability of heavy machinery started when the need for parts in the market increased. The need for parts also increased sharply when most of the factories started their work in the form of machines and left the manual and traditional mode.
In fact, the need for parts was very prosperous with the industrial revolution because heavy and semi-heavy machines of different sizes were able to make their place in every production activity.
Of course, human power was not suitable for large works that required a lot of physical energy, in principle, heavy machinery was used in order to spend less time on each activity, as well as the fact that the power of doing work by human hands could not be realized, and heavy machinery Weight, size and strength were greater than humans, so the use of heavy machinery was one of the important factors in the work process of factories and production workshops.
However, blacksmithing was able to play a large role in the field of industry, as well as the production of parts for heavy machinery and other categories of machinery.
Heavy machines that have used hard and standard parts with the help of forging industry have been able to benefit from optimized parts in a favorable way.
⚫️ Classification of heavy machinery and forging industry
- Heavy machines
- Heavy machines for road construction
- Heavy machines for mining
