Patent ID: 9573185
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B21J,B30B

Claim:
1. An apparatus for forging comprising: a machine frame; a first tooling member connected to and moveable relative to said machine frame, wherein a workpiece is coupled to and moves with said first tooling member, and wherein: a second tooling member connected to and moveable relative to said machine frame opposite said first tooling member, wherein: a first velocity sensor configured to detect at least said first impact velocity; a second velocity sensor configured to detect at least said second impact velocity; and a controller configured to adjust at least one of said first impact velocity and second impact velocity such that said second momentum is within twenty percent of said first momentum, wherein: said second tooling member impacts said workpiece positioned on said first tooling member within an impact zone defined by said first impact position and said second impact position, and a position of said impact zone relative to a first initial position of said first tooling member and a second initial position of said second tooling member is variable.