In 1943 when Bonney Forge pioneered the "Shape of Reinforcement" for branch connections, who have thought it would fast become a recognized industry standard. Today, Bonney Forge Branch Connections offer complete run pipe reinforcement whil avoiding cracks, fillet welds, and sharp re-entrant corner reinforcement tapering at the sides, thus preventing abrupt changes in thickness where the fitting joins the header pipe.\r\n\r\nAll Bonney Forge forgings are inspected before leaving the factory, undergoing three separate quality control systems: one for material control, one for manufacturing and one for design control.