Forging Tooling

The National Forging Tooling Database (NFTD) provides information on the location of forging tools for legacy weapon systems used by the Department of Defense (DoD).

The NFTD links to over 200,000 tooling numbers, including manufacturers’ part numbers and government National Stock Numbers (NSNs). By working in collaboration with the Forging Defense Manufacturing Consortium, the Advanced Technology Institute, the University of Toledo, and Plexus Systems, IHS 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. From the Database menu, highlight Other Databases and select Forging Tooling.
2. Enter 16VL031-5 in the Part Number field, and then click Search or press Enter on your keyboard. The results list contains 35 hits.

The search results information include

• Refine Search Button - Click on this button to open the main search page while retaining your results list in the same window. With the main search page open, you can easily add more information, such as a forge shop name.
• Summary - Click the Details link in this column to view more detailed information about the part and the forge shop.
• FSC - This column lists the Federal Supply Class code (or the first four digits of an NSN).
• NIIN - This column includes links to the National Item Identification Number (NIIN), a nine-digit number assigned to a part under the Federal Cataloging Program. When you click this link, a Details/Summary page displays that contains cross-referenced information, such as part number, vendors, links to specifications in which the part appears (if available), links to the Technical Characteristics, and more.
• Part Number - This column provides a link that launches a Super Search, which allows you to search across multiple databases and sub-databases for records with a given NIIN or Part Number.
• Forging/Die Nbr - If available, this column lists the actual forging or die number for the part.
• Shop Nbr - If available, this column lists the shop number for the part.
• Shop - If available, this column lists the name of the forge shop. If a name is listed, you can click the Details link in the Summary column, and then the Details link in Shop References table to get more information about the shop, such as a web site address.
• CAGE - If available, this column lists the CAGE (Commercial and Government Entity) Code that is a company code which identifies the company as one that manufactures or distributes the item for procurement by the U.S. Government.
• Image - If available, this column links to an image of the part.
• Type - This code represents the tool type, such as “F” for a forging tool type.