Swaging (pronunciation note below)'s a forging process in which the dimensions of an item are altered using a die or dies, into which the item's forced. Swaging's usually a cold working process, however it's sometimes done as a hot working process. The term swage can apply to the process of swaging (verb), or to a die or tool used for swaging (noun). Manufacturing process As a general manufacturing process swaging may be broken up into two categories. The first category of swaging's when the wor… (More on Swage)