Ellwood City-based, family-owned specialty metals, forgings, and engineered and finished component manufacturer Ellwood announced it had invested in its closed-die forging operations.
The company said the investment represents a commitment to the future of American forging, and positions Ellwood as a manufacturer of increasingly complex, high-performance components while strengthening its capabilities to serve the growing demands of advanced industries. The investment focuses on the installation of a new 30,000-ton hydraulic closed die forging press, complemented by investments in advanced manufacturing equipment, infrastructure and supporting technologies.
“This investment represents an important milestone in the evolution of our closed-die forging business,” Richard Allender, president of Ellwood Closed Die Group, said. “We are proud to bring this advanced forging technology to Ellwood Texas Forge Houston, as a culmination of our reinvention of this business over the past ten years from oil & gas products to a more diversified product portfolio of the world’s most technically challenging products. Our objective is not simply to expand our capabilities, but to give our world-class team the tools to establish a new standard for technological excellence, manufacturing performance, and long-term competitiveness.”
Ellwood has built its reputation on metallurgical and engineering know-how for more than 115 years. The addition of the forging press represents an advancement in the company’s manufacturing capabilities that combines state-of-the-art equipment and processes and will broaden Ellwood’s ability to produce larger and more sophisticated forged components, while enhancing manufacturing precision and production efficiency.