Closed Die Forging is a forging process in which dies move towards each other and cover the workpiece in whole or in part. The heated raw material, which is . In open-die forging (aka smith forging) a hammer strikes and deforms the workpiece, which is placed on a stationary anvil. Open-die forging gets its name from . Forging is a manufacturing process where metal is pressed, pounded or squeezed under great pressure into high strength parts known as forgings. The forging . (Japanese audio) Demonstration of 1950s shipbuilding technology in Japan. Filming is centred around activities at Kawasakis Kobe Shipyard. WDTVLIVE42 .