China’s Wuxi Paike New Materials Technology Co. placed an order with SMS group for what will allegedly be the world's largest ring-rolling machine for manufacturing aircraft engine components. According to SMS group, it is the first ring-rolling machine in the world capable of rolling jet engine rings with a maximum height of up to 1,500 mm (59 inches). This dimensional capacity will enable Wuxi Paike to efficiently manufacture the rings required for the next generations of jet engines. Commissioning of the new mill is expected in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

Anyone that has designed processes to manufacture seamless rolled rings knows how challenging it is to produce them defect-free and with the required properties.

VSMPO-AVISMA Corp. granted Germany’s SMS group the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the supplied ring-rolling plant.

SMS group received an order from China’s Shandong Iraeta Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. (SIHI) for the supply of a newly developed ring-rolling machine for the production of seamlessly rolled rings.