Forging Foundation

The Forging Industry Education & Research Foundation (FIERF) is a non-profit organization with the mission to advance technology and education on behalf of the North American forging industry. The Foundation is a supporting organization of the Forging Industry Association (FIA) headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. FIA membership accounts for approximately 73 percent of the custom forgings produced in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The association also has members that supply equipment, materials or technical services the industry. The Association, with its predecessor organizations, has served the forging industry since 1913.

Forging is one of the oldest known metalworking processes where metal is pressed, pounded or squeezed under great pressure into high strength parts known as forgings. Forged parts are strong and reliable and therefore, vital in safety critical applications. Rarely seen by consumers, forgings are normally component parts inside assemblies. If it moves on land, in the air, or on the sea, it contains forgings. Forgings are not commodities — they are highly engineered products designed for critical applications.