# Dongfeng Forging orders 5,000-ton forging press from SMS group

Dongfeng Forging Co., Ltd. has placed an order with SMS group for a 5,000-ton eccentric forging press for its plant in Shiyan, China. The press will manufacture light-truck crankshafts and is scheduled for commissioning in Q2 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-05-03
- Where: Shiyan, Hubei Province, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 tons forging force
- Products: eccentric forging press, light-truck crankshafts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)
- [Dongfeng Forging Co., Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/37620.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [engineeringnews.co.za](https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/dongfeng-forging-orders-5000-ton-eccentric-forging-press-from-sms-group-2019-05-03), 2019-05-03: "Commissioning of the new MP 5000 closed-die forging press is scheduled for the second quarter of 2020."

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