How Forged Parts Keep The World In Motion

It’s not like the average Brit is in any way blind to the importance of the UK steel industry, but at the same time most rarely give the idea a second thought. As far as most are concerned, it’s something that simply ‘exists’ and does its thing behind the scenes – just as long as things get done, that’s about all that matters.

But here’s the thing – little do most proud Brits realise that those towering forgeries lining the outskirts of Sheffield and other major cities are in fact producing the bits and pieces the modern world is fundamentally dependent on. Sure, they come up with gigantic metal products for industry use, but at the same time much of the work that goes on in British forgeries plays a key role in facilitating everyday life as we’ve come to know and accept it.

To say that the world is built on forged parts sounds extreme, but to remove all forged parts in the blink of an eye right now would be to reduce much of the western world to ruins…literally. From cars to planes to buildings to bicycles, forged parts are literally everywhere and play a much more important role in everyday life than most give credit for.

Automotive Industries

For example, the very point of making forged parts in the first place is to create metallic bits and pieces that are supremely strong in every way. As most drivers will of course know, every standard automobile is something of a hideously complex piece of kit wherein the smallest of pieces can trigger the almightiest of headaches when and where they go wrong. It’s for this exact reason that many of a car’s most important parts and those exposed to the most pressure are made exclusively by way of forging. Without forged parts, it would be largely impossible for any car to last more than a few months without needing major repairs – you’d actually be lucky to make a single long-distance journey without incident.

Agriculture

Cars are put to the test each and every day, but not nearly on the same level as the average tractor. When you think about the kind of punishment inflicted upon agricultural machinery every hour of every day and regardless of the prevailing weather conditions, it’s hard to understand how they possibly manage to keep on functioning day in and day out. The answer is however a simple one – they’re built largely on forged metallic parts. From the steering column of the average tractor to the huge blades that cultivate the land while being dragged along on the wind and rain, there’s really no other metal production process that could yield products capable of surviving this kind of abuse.

Everyday Gadgets

Here’s a question – how is it that a hammer can bash the living daylights out of a pretty sharp nail and yet never take so much as a dent in damage? The answer is again an easy one – it was created using forging. One of the very best ways of gaining an understanding of how forged products are stronger than pretty much any other metallic products on the face of the Earth is to consider the way in which a pick-axe can be used to level an entire building and will come out the other end with barely a mark on it. From hammers to axes to spanners to socket wrenches, there are so many everyday gadgets that are 100% reliant on forging.

Aeronautical Engineering

It’s bad enough when a car breaks down at the wrong time, but for a jet to encounter a similar problem at 37,000 feet, the consequences just don’t bear thinking about. As such, it’s hardly surprising that forged parts represent the very core of the aeronautical industries of the world. From the jet fighters of the RAF to the biggest passenger planes on Earth, none would be possible were it not for tens of thousands of meticulously forged parts.

Railway Networks

Last but not least, try bearing in mind next time you make a long distance train journey that every inch you travel along the way has been made possible only by forged parts. Not only are the train’s engines and cabins loaded with thousands of the things, but even the tracks themselves are held in place by ultra-strong forged clips and connectors. Without the efforts of so many leading UK forging companies, you’d be quite literally going nowhere fast – just something to think about next time around!