Principles of Forging Presses.- a) Press Loads.- b) Ingots and Forging Dies.- c) Pressure Fluids.- d) Kinds of Drive.- e) Types of Construction.- I: Forging Presses.- a) Forging Presses of Moving-Crosshead Design.- 1. Bottom or Base Platens.- 2. Cylinder Platens.- 3. Columns and Nuts.- 4. Press Cylinders and Rains.- 5. Moving Crossheads.- 6. Return Devices.- b) Forging Presses of Pull-down Design.- c) Forging Presses of Single-Frame Design.- II: Pressure Fluid Installations for Forging Presses.- a) Pumps.- 1. Water-Hydraulic Pressure Pumps.- 2. Oil-Hydraulic Pressure Pumps.- b) Intensifiers.- 1. Steam- and Air Intensifiers.- 2. Mechanical Intensifiers.- c) Accumulator Installations.- 1. Accumulators.- 2. Pumps.- 3. Auxiliary Equipment.- d) Hydraulic Line Systems.- 1. Air Vessels.- 2. Tanks, Coolers and Filters.- 3. Piping and Shutoff Devices.- III: Controls for Forging Presses.- a) Control Gears.- b) Controls for Accumulator-Operated Forging Presses.- c) Controls for Steam- and Air-Hydraulic Forging Presses.- d) Controls for Forging Presses with Direct Pump Drive.- e) Controls for Forging Presses with Mechanical Intensifier.- f) Controls for Hydraulic Auxiliary Devices.- g) Hydraulic Circuit Diagrams of Carried-out Forging Press Installations.- h) Indicating of Forging Presses.- IV: Examples of Design and Calculation.- a) Examples of Design.- 1. Press Cylinder with Filling Valve.- 2. Steam Return Cylinder and Piston.- 3. Moving Crosshead.- 4. Base Platen.- b) Examples of Calculation.- 1. Main Cylinder.- 2. Prefill Valve with Intensifier.- 3. Shifting Table and Ejecting Device.- 4. Steam Intensifier.- 5. Hydraulic Intensifier.- 6. Cylinder Platen.- 7. Columns.- 8. Air Vessel.- 9. Power Water Station.- V: Economy and Comparison of the Various Kinds of Drive for Forging Presses.- a) Steam- and Air-Hydraulic Forging Presses.- b) Forging Presses with Accumulator Operation.- c) Direct-Driven Forging Presses.- VI: Auxiliary Machines for Forging Press Installations.- a) Forge Cranes.- b) Rotating and Gripping Devices.- c) Forging Manipulators.- d) Auxiliary Tools.- VII: Closed-Die Forging Presses.- a) Closed-Die Forging Presses for the Deformation of Steel.- b) Closed-Die Forging Presses for the Working of Light Metals.- Location and Manufacturer of Large Forging Presses.- List of Tables.