# Weber Metals unveils $180M 60,000-ton forging press in California

Weber Metals Inc., a division of Otto Fuchs KG, unveiled a new $180 million, 60,000-ton hydraulic forging press at its facility in Paramount, California. The press is the highest tonnage forging press in the Americas and will forge large monolithic titanium and aluminum aerospace parts.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-16
- Where: Paramount, California, United States
- Value: $180.0M
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: 16 Nov 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60,000 tons
- Products: forged titanium and aluminum aerospace parts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Weber Metals](https://endata.com/companies/19173.md)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Otto Fuchs KG](https://endata.com/companies/19174.md) (investor)
- [Otto Fuchs KG](https://endata.com/companies/19174.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mobilityengineeringtech.com](https://www.mobilityengineeringtech.com/component/content/article/43876-sae-ma-03188), 2018-11-16: "This innovative technology will literally forge the future for parts made for aircraft and spacecraft."
- [newequipment.com](https://www.newequipment.com/metal-forming/media-gallery/21924267/big-reveal-big-new-machine-bigger-parts-for-weber-metals), 2018-12-24: "The four-year, $180-million project represents 'the world's largest private investment in aerospace metal forging.'"

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