A complete line of laser markers enables direct part marking to help manufacturers trace every product from early production steps to the assembly of the final products and beyond.

Without the ability to forge steel and other metals over the past century and a half, industry would have lacked the parts needed to manufacture cars, build aircraft, drill for oil, mine for minerals or lay down rail tracks.

Metal testing is a common step in the production process when providing forged metal parts to original equipment manufacturers (OEM).

Forgital, a producer of large forged and machined components for the aerospace and other industries, will be acquired by global investment firm The Carlyle Group. The transaction values Forgital at approximately $1.1 billion and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2019. Established in 1873 with headquarters in Vicenza, Italy, Forgital is a specialist in the manufacture of machine-finished forged and laminated rolled rings made from different materials, including steel, aluminum, titanium and nickel-based alloys. In addition to aerospace applications, Forgital also serves the oil-and-gas, construction, mining and power-generation industries. The company employs over 1,100 people across nine facilities in Italy, France and the United States and through its global salesforce.

Norton QUANTUM3 (NQ3) RightCut Wheels are designed with the operator in mind.

Surprise! Today your boss instructed you to attend Forge Fair 2019 this coming May in Cleveland, Ohio!

The productivity of closed-die forging lines and ring-rolling plants strongly depends on the right handling equipment.

Ellwood Group Inc. of Ellwood City, Pa., will acquire McInnes Rolled Rings, a manufacturer of seamless carbon, alloy and stainless steel rolled rings. The deal is scheduled to close on March 31, and Ellwood expects to run Erie, Pa.-based McInnes independently as a wholly owned subsidiary. Operations at both companies are expected to continue seamlessly throughout the acquisition process. The deal fits Ellwood’s strategy to provide quality metals and custom-engineered components for critical applications around the world.

The EcoMet 30 semiautomatic and manual grinder and polisher is designed for use in heat treatment, automotive, aerospace and laboratory environments where fast, reliable results are required.

Designed for the structural steel market, SBX-One (which stands for “structural blade extreme”) has been through prototyping and testing with select customers.