Mechanical forging press, Germany
Name of the Project
Mechanical forging press.
Location
The project will be located at thyssenkrupp’s Homburg production site in Gerlach, Germany.
Project Owner/s
thyssenkrupp.
Project Description
The project entails the supply of one of the world’s biggest and most advanced mechanical forging systems of this kind to thyssenkrupp.
Weighing 1 700 t, with 16 000 t of pressing force and a height of 10 m, the forging press will form truck front axles and crankshafts.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
The forging press will start operating at the Homburg site from 2021.
Latest Developments
Not stated.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Schuler Group, a subsidiary of ANDRITZ (mechanical forging system).
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
thyssenkrupp, tel +49 201 844 0 or email info@thyssenkrupp.com.
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