# thyssenkrupp orders Farina forging press for Homburg plant

thyssenkrupp Gerlach has ordered a Farina GLF 16000 forging press from Schuler for its Homburg site. The press, one of the world's largest mechanical presses, will produce truck front axles and crankshafts starting in 2021, with an annual capacity of 360,000 forged components.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-04-01
- Where: Homburg, Germany
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 360,000 forged components per year
- Products: truck front axles, crankshafts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [thyssenkrupp Gerlach](https://endata.com/companies/40738.md)
- [Schuler Group](https://endata.com/companies/16758.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [schulergroup.com](https://www.schulergroup.com/unternehmen/presse/pressemeldungen/tab/archiv/2019/2019_07_18_thyssenkrupp/index.html), 2019-07-18: "Die Farina-Schmiedepresse, die thyssenkrupp Gerlach im April 2019 bei Schuler in Auftrag gegeben hat, ist eine der weltweit größten mechanischen Anlagen ihrer Art"

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