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Matt Walker's 30 Ton Hydraulic Forging Press by Matt Walker and Dave Smucker Back in February, Matt Walker sent me some pictures and notes on a new 30 Ton Hydraulic Forging Press that he had designed and constructed. I saved these for a possible article and then when we had the AACB Meeting in April at Bristol Forge. Drop Forging vs Press Forging. Drop Forging Drop forging is a metal forming process that a billet is inserted into a die and then hammered until it has assumed the shape of the die. The lower die is a stationary part,while the upper part is a moving hammer dropped onto the workpiece in order to deform it. During hammer forging,the hammer.
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