These hammers may have reciprocating weights in the thousands of pounds. In modern times, industrial forging is done either with presses or with hammers powered by compressed air, electricity, hydraulics or steam. The smithy or forge has evolved over centuries to become a facility with engineered processes, production equipment, tooling, raw materials and products to meet the demands of modern industry.
Traditionally, forging was performed by a smith using hammer and anvil, though introducing water power to the production and working of iron in the 12th century allowed the use of large trip hammers or power hammers that increased the amount and size of iron that could be produced and forged. Valašské muzeum v přírodě, Czech Republicįorging is one of the oldest known metalworking processes.
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