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Bearing Manufacturer Orders Eight Forging Furnaces
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Andritz received an order from Thyssenkrupp rothe erde (Xuzhou) Ring Mill Co. Ltd. to supply eight chamber forging furnaces for its plant in Xuzhou, China. Thyssenkrupp rothe erde manufactures slewing bearings and seamless rolled rings used in applications ranging from industrial machinery, automotive engineering and aerospace facilities to wind turbines and tunnel-boring machines. Andritzs scope of supply includes engineering, manufacturing, electrical equipment and automation software. The...


Crawford United Acquires Komtek Forge
Mon, 18 Jan 2021 11:00:00 GMT
Crawford United Corp. of Cleveland, Ohio, purchased KT Acquisition LLC, doing business as Komtek Forge in Worcester, Mass. Komtek Forge provides complex, highly engineered forgings for the aerospace, industrial gas turbine, medical prosthetics, alternative energy, petrochemical and defense industries. The acquired business will continue to operate under the name Komtek. The acquisition will add about $7 million in annual revenue to Crawford United.


Timken Board of Directors Elects Sarah Lauber, Douglas Dynamics ...
Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT
The Timken Company today announced the appointment of Sarah Lauber to its Board of Directors. The election will bring The Timken Company board to 12 members. Lauber has served as chief financial...


Forging Line Includes Closed-Die Press, Induction Heating System
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Anhui Anhuang Machinery Co. Ltd. placed an order with SMS group for a fully automatic closed-die forging line for pistons. The 2,500-ton line consists of a fully automatic closed-die forging press and an induction heating system from SMS Elotherm for heating the forging blanks. Anhui Anhuang will be one of the first automotive suppliers in China that is capable of manufacturing pistons for cars and trucks in a fully automated process. Commissioning is scheduled for the second quarter of 2022.


Top 5 FORGE Feature Articles of 2020
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 07:00:00 GMT
If you're at all like me, you wonder which articles get the most attention on our website. Every year we publish around 25 feature articles, and at the end of the year we gather statistics to see which ones get the most page views. So, without further ado, here are the five most-viewed articles on www.forgemag.com based on page views. This ranking applies only to articles published in 2020.



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