# Western Superconducting orders forging press from SMS Group

Western Superconducting Technologies Co. Ltd. ordered a high-speed open-die forging press and two rail-bound manipulators from SMS Group for processing titanium alloys. The press has a force of 63 MN and upsetting force of 80 MN.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2016-12-21
- Where: Shaanxi Province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 63 MN press force, 80 MN upsetting force
- Products: open-die forging press, rail-bound 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

- [newequipment.com](https://www.newequipment.com/metal-forming/article/21923430/sms-open-die-press-for-chinese-aerospace-supplier), 2016-12-21: "The 63/80-MN, two-column press — the press force will be 63 MN, with a maximum upsetting force of 80 MN —is scheduled for commissioning late in 2017."

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