20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

**Points of Classification and a Short Abstract** The target was to analyze the complete forging process from raw material to finished forged parts. The presentation is based on a best practice example considering growing forging sources from Asia. In a first step, all relevant parameters for the whole process needed to be defined. This analysis phase was done at international suppliers on site. We noticed well equipped and modern forging sources suitable for the aerospace industry in the Asian region. By experience, the demand of service support for forging design development, dies and toolings is high, especially for high sophisticated applications. During this project a new supplier for aerospace parts was developed which finally was able to submit the total approval for new forged parts in aerospace. In addition, to guarantee a stable serial production process combined with high cost efficiency, the development is supported by Low-Cycle-Fatigue Finite-Element-Analysis to calculate part and die life-time including crack propagation. The total development process is based on a highly connected collaboration of the integrated computational simulation and the process management work. This presentation will show all technical aspects and will give an overview of entering and developing new markets for forged parts with special focus on the aerospace industry.