In a recently announced deal that occurred last year, Forged Components Inc. (FCI) of Humble, Texas, acquired hammer-forge and heat-treatment facilities from Houston-based Forge USA. This added eight additional heat-treatment furnaces to FCI's existing furnaces located at its Humble and Navasota, Texas, forging locations. The acquisition, which also included a 16,000-pound polymer quench tank and 30,000-pound water quench tank, has added 300,000 pounds of heat-treating capacity to FCI’s Humble and Navasota sites.

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Dango & Dienenthal, headquartered in Germany, is a long-standing machinery manufacturer that has a presence in many processes that directly or indirectly involve metal forging.

Schuler delivered a 4,000-ton hydraulic compression press to the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI).

For the second consecutive time, Cleveland hosted Forge Fair during the first week of April. The event was a rousing success, as forging industry executives and technical experts from around the world converged on the shores of Lake Erie for three days of exhibitions and technical sessions.

Schuler, based in Göppingen, Germany, received a major order from a U.S. automotive supplier to supply a total of 15 presses, including automation, to plants in the U.S. and Mexico.