Forging Tooling

The NFTDClosedNational Forging Tooling Database. provides information on the location of forging tools for legacy weapon systems used by the DoD.

The NFTD links to over 200,000 tooling numbers, including manufacturers' part numbers and government NSNs. By working in collaboration with the Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium, the Advanced Technology Institute, the University of Toledo, and Plexus Systems, S&P Global Haystack Gold helps resolve the supply chain problem, improve productivity, lower maintenance costs, and meet compliance and safety mandates.

To do a Forging Tooling search

  1. Click DatabaseSupplemental DatabasesForging Tooling.
  2. Type 16VL031-5 in the Part NumberClosedA 32-character field containing the part number assigned by the manufacturer. In some cases, the part number field is used to identify a drawing, or the source or specification controlling number of the item identified by the National Stock Number (NSN). Part Number is also known as the Reference Number. field, and then click Search.
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