Hoʻokomo ʻia i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka wehe ʻana
ʻO ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana he hana metala kahi e hoʻokomo ʻia ai ka billet metala wela a i ʻole ka ingot i loko o kahi paʻi forging a laila hammer, kaomi, a ʻomi ʻia me ka ikaika nui e hana i kahi ʻano i makemake ʻia. Hiki i ka forging ke hana i nā ʻāpana i ʻoi aku ka ikaika a ʻoi aku ka pālua ma mua o nā mea i hana ʻia e nā ʻano hana ʻē aʻe e like me ka hoʻolei ʻana a i ʻole ka mīkini.
ʻO kahi ʻāpana forging he ʻāpana a ʻāpana paha i hana ʻia e ka hana forging. Hiki ke loaʻa nā ʻāpana forging i nā ʻoihana he nui e pili ana i ka aerospace, automotive, kūkulu, hana, a me ka pale. ʻO nā hiʻohiʻona o ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i nā ʻāpana e pili ana i nā gears. Crankshafts, nā lāʻau hoʻohui. ʻO nā pūpū halihali, bit sub a me nā axles.