# Western Superconducting orders forging press from SMS group

Western Superconducting Technologies has placed an order with SMS group for a 63/80-MN open-die forging press and manipulators for its plant in Xian, China, with commissioning scheduled for end of 2017.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-11-02
- Where: Xian, Shaanxi Province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 63/80 MN press force
- Products: open-die forging press, manipulators
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Western Superconducting Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/16278.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/western-superconducting-places-order-with-sms-group-for-the-supply-of-a-high-speed-open-die-forging-press-and-associated-manipulators-2016-11-02), 2016-11-02: "Western Superconducting Technologies, Co. Ltd. in Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, has placed an order with the SMS group for the supply of a high-speed 63/80-MN two-column push-down open-die forging press with two integrated 25-t rail-bound manipulators and an 8-t mobile loading and unloading manipul"

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