Drag Queens: 5 Forged Components That Carry the Weight of the World

Drag forces and dragging operations play a crucial role in both industrial and everyday applications. Whether it's towing vehicles, lifting heavy loads, or moving materials, these forces are essential for ensuring the efficiency and safety of a wide range of tasks.
This is a follow-up article to the earlier post:
https://www.openpr.com/news/3670898/grain-flow-optimised-forgings-for-maximum-stability-in-critical.

Why forged components are superior to those produced by other manufacturing methods like casting is explained in detail, with plenty of illustrative images, here:
https://defence-industry.eu/grain-flow-optimised-forgings-for-enhanced-structural-integrity.

1. 👉Hooks
As the title image suggests, hooks are essential in all lifting applications. From car towing and material handling to shipyard operations, hooks are indispensable in various industries. Their strength and versatility ensure safety and efficiency in lifting, securing, and moving heavy loads.

2. 👉Latches
Another vital component is the latch, which secures doors, hatches, and enclosures, including cannon breech locks. From industrial machinery to everyday items, latches ensure safety and reliability by holding parts in place under various stress conditions.

3. 👉Chains
First developed over 4,000 years ago, chains mark a significant milestone in industrial development, initially serving functional purposes before becoming jewellery. The Sauerland region, especially Iserlohn, gained recognition in the Middle Ages for producing chain mail.

4. 👉Shackles
To connect chains to objects or to each other, connecting elements such as shackles are needed. In practice, these shackles consist of assemblies made up of two parts: a bent shackle and a locking mechanism, which work together to provide a secure and reliable connection.

5. 👉Eyes
Eyebolts, eyelets, eye nuts - To fix a chain or other towing equipment, you need a secure counterpart. Forged eyes of steel are just as crucial as chains and shackles in ensuring reliable, long-lasting connections that can withstand heavy loads and harsh conditions.

Forged components such as hooks, latches, chains, shackles, and eyes are fundamental to countless industrial and everyday applications. These essential parts ensure safety, efficiency, and reliability in operations that involve heavy loads, lifting, and towing. Whether securing materials, connecting chains, or facilitating complex lifting operations, their strength and versatility make them indispensable in maintaining smooth workflows across various industries.

About the author
Thomas Henneke is CEO of the drop forge KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH in Hagen (NRW) and grew up in the Sauerland region. In his new blog, he focuses not only on forging and steel processing but also on the region Hagen-Iserlohn-Sauerland:
https://drop-forge.com/hidden-champions.

Thomas´s Blog: https://drop-forge.com
Homepage of KB: https://kb-schmiedetechnik.de

KB is a member of the German Forging Association IMU:
https://www.massivumformung.de/verband/vorstand-/-beirat

KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH
Thomas Henneke
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TEL: +49-2331-3508-55
info@kb-schmiedetechnik.com

KB Schmiedetechnik GmbH is a highly certified precision forge located in Hagen (Westphalia), situated between the historic "cutlery region" of Solingen and the "soccer city" of Dortmund, near the Sauerland region. Specialising in low-volume production of safety-critical closed-die forgings ranging from 200g to 130kg, the company works with a wide range of materials, including carbon and duplex stainless steels, nickel-based superalloys, and titanium.

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