SMS group received an order from Zhejiang Wanliyang Transmission Co. Ltd., a gear manufacturer from Hangzhou, China, for a fully automatic, closed-die forging press.

A Turkish manufacturer of high-quality forged products commissioned SMS group to supply a fully automated closed-die forging press.

Germany’s Otto Fuchs ordered a hydraulic closed-die forging press from the SMS group in an effort to expand its portfolio of extra-large, premium-grade forgings.

Germany’s SMS Group received an order from Otto Fuchs Hungary for two hydraulic closed-die forging presses.

The Ellwood Group purchased Leistritz Corp. of Rural Hall, N.C., a closed-die forger of gas and steam turbine blades, in 2012.

Erie Press Systems received an order from Meadville Forging Company (MFC) for a new 4,000-ton mechanical forging press.