# Aubert & Duval invests €75M in closed-die forging press from SMS group

Aubert & Duval ordered a 60 MN hydraulic closed-die forging press from SMS group for its Pamiers site in France. The press, part of a €75 million project, will produce precise forgings for aerospace and is scheduled to start in 2027.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2024-01-16
- Where: Pamiers, Ariège, France
- Value: $82.0M (75.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 60MN forging force
- Products: closed-die forgings, turbine disks, shafts, structural parts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aubert & Duval](https://endata.com/companies/51806.md)
- [SMS group](https://endata.com/companies/2366.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [sms-group.com](https://www.sms-group.com/fr-fr/press-and-media/press-releases/press-release-detail/aubert-duval-invests-in-sms-group-closed-die-forging-press?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJjZSI7YToyOntpOjA7czoxNDoiY2FtcGFpZ24uZXZlbnQiO2k6MTtpOjU4Mzt9czo1OiJlbWFpbCI7aToyNDA7czo0OiJzdGF0IjtzOjIyOiI2NzY1NDE1N2NhMDRiMjE5NDIyNzkxIjtzOjQ6ImxlYWQiO3M6NzoiMzg3MDYxMCI7czo3OiJjaGFubmVsIjthOjE6e3M6NToiZW1haWwiO2k6MjQwO319), 2024-01-16: "Aubert & Duval placed an order with SMS group in Mönchengladbach for a hydraulic closed-die forging press for its Pamiers site in Ariège, France."
- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/36525/Aubert-and-Duval-invests-in-new-closed-die-forging-press), 2024-02-01: "This major investment paves the way for Aubert & Duval's medium- and long-term future."

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