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The forging process can produce a variety of automotive parts including (from left): connecting rods and caps, transmission shift forks and u-joint steering yokes.
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This aft dome is used in Titan IV space launch vehicles.
  
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 Forged titanium parts such as these are often used in airplane production.
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Parts produced via open die forging can be extremely large, reaching 500,000 lb. Examples include this blow-out preventer, used in the natural-gas and oil-exploration industries, and this crankshaft, used in drilling applications.

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The closed die forging process is ideal for production of crankshafts including what is believed to be the largest closed die-forged crankshaft, this one weighing more than 2.5 tons.
 

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Open die forging is ideal for producing huge parts that must withstand tremendous forces, such as locomotive crankshafts and connecting rods, shipboard crankshafts and propeller shafts, and oil-platform tension legs.