# Schuler to supply 16,000-ton forging press to thyssenkrupp Gerlach

Schuler Group, via its affiliate Farina, will supply one of the world's largest mechanical forging presses to thyssenkrupp Gerlach in Homburg, Germany. The 16,000-ton press will form truck front axles and crankshafts, producing 360,000 forged components per year, starting in 2021.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-07-25
- Where: Homburg, Germany
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 360,000 forged components per year
- Products: mechanical forging press, truck front axles, crankshafts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Schuler Group](https://endata.com/companies/16758.md) (supplier)
- [thyssenkrupp Gerlach](https://endata.com/companies/40738.md) (customer)
- [Farina](https://endata.com/companies/40880.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [andritz.com](https://www.andritz.com/newsroom-en/metals/2019-07-25-farinapresse-schuler-group), 2019-07-25: "With 16,000 tons of pressing force, 1,700 tons in weight and a height of ten meters, the Farina forging press will form truck front axles and crankshafts at the Homburg site as from 2021."

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