Energy and Environment

We face a lot of challenges to improve the forging process's energy efficiency by decreasing their environmental impacts in a cost-effective manner. In the future, the forgings for power generation will be environmentally friendly. And for this advanced technology is to be used to reduce the energy intensity of the forging industry.

To achieve environmental goals, we need to eliminate aerosol emissions and recycle all the fluids. The aerosol emissions can be expanded to include the use of other toxic materials as well. And the recycling of all fluids can be expanded to include other byproducts of the forging process.

Technology barriers

This includes financial barriers, process barriers; industry standards; institutional barriers; and materials, resources, and supplies.

Financial barriers

One of the most critical barriers is the cost required for implementing new technologies for environmental goals. And that may have a higher initial cost. The cost of energy is also a concern.

Process barriers

In order to achieve the environmental goal, we need to change the whole forging process. And a lack of knowledge and time is also required for this.

Industry standards

Lack of standards for benchmarking and measuring and the Inability to accurately measure the total energy.

Institutional Barriers

Lack of industry standards because the forging industry does not have good standards.

Materials, Resources, and Supplies

There is no material to eliminate heating and also a lack of environmental resources too.

Recycle or Reuse

We need to develop the capability to take waste heat from a process or part, possibly store it, and use or sell it in other applications. The different idea is to develop technologies to convert waste heat into electricity.

Data and Standards Development

The lack of good industry standards and accurate measurability is a big threat to the energy and environmental performance as well as quality and productivity.

Institutional/Educational

The highest priority activity to overcome the institutional and educational barriers is to develop a more structured education, including more intense training opportunities.