It is hot forging process which uses standard flat, "V" or swage dies. The hot work piece temperature improves plastic flow characterstics and reduces the force required to work the metal. The desired shape is systematically formed by a relatively large number of strokes.

Shapes: (Open Die)
a. Simple pancake forgings. Finished products made from these forgings include gears, wheels, milling cutters, etc.
b. Hub forgings. These are machined into gears, pulleys & similar components of machinery.
c. Forged & pierced blanks for subsequent conversion to rolled or saddle forged rings.
d. Rounds, Squares, Hexa-gons,  Rectangles,Octagonals
e. Spindle & turbine rotor forgings.