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North American Forgemasters (NAF) is a 50-50 joint venture between Scot Forge and Ellwood Group, Inc.
ABOUT US
SINCE APRIL 1997
ABOUT NORTH AMERICAN FORGEMASTERS
NAF was established in 1997 when an agreement between the partner companies was made to install a 4,500-ton press in New Castle, PA. At the time, both partners identified the need for a larger open die forging press, and the idea of a joint venture adjacent to both companies' primary melt source would provide the opportunity to hot ship ingots a few hundred yards to the bigger press. The agreement was made to operate as a cost center converting ingots supplied by each of the partners into bloom and custom open die forgings according to their written instructions.
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
NAF Partners Set Sights on Future Growth
Since 1997, the two partners have grown and prospered, in part due to the success of the NAF joint venture. Both companies have since installed larger presses - Scot Forge built a 5,500-ton press in 2007, and Ellwood City Forge, a division of EGI, built a 5,000-ton press in 2008. Since the 4,500-ton press is no longer unique, the partners have made a new agreement to once again create opportunities for the NAF JV. Scot Forge and Ellwood have continued to invest in NAF and downstream assets to support ultra large forging needs in this country.
PARTNERSHIP
2007 - 2008
NAF TODAY
A NEW BENCHMARK IN FORGING
NAF'S EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION
Today, the partnership is as strong as ever, converting an average of more than 100,000 ingot tons per year, making NAF perhaps the most productive open die forger in the world. The original press was rebuilt in 2013, and the original six oxy-fuel forge-heating furnaces were replaced in 2014 with five regenerative burner furnaces, resulting in a net increase in heating capacity and lower emissions. The press is serviced by two 50-ton mobile manipulators.
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Additionally, the partners have invested approximately $95 million to build an open die press complex with the capabilities to make open die forgings larger than either can make today. The 10,120-ton/90MN open die forging press is the centerpiece of the investment and is one of the largest, fastest-acting, and most reliable presses in the Western Hemisphere. It is serviced by a 190-ton crane, a 200-ton rail-bound manipulator and a 100-ton mobile manipulator. Currently, there is one car bottom and two box forge heating furnaces, as well as a large moving hood normalize, temper, stress relieve and slow cool furnace.
Email: nafsales@naforgemasters.com
Support: 724-658-4703
North American Forgemasters (NAF) is a 50-50 joint venture between Scot Forge and Ellwood Group, Inc. As an open die forge facility, NAF produces billet stock, solid and hollow preforms and custom forged shapes in sizes up to 440,000 lbs. Located in western Pennsylvania in New Castle, NAF serves as the only fully integrated manufacturer of open die forgings in the Western Hemisphere. From steel making to finish machining, NAF represents American manufacturing at its finest.
CONTACT US
Phone: 724-658-4703
Email: nafsales@naforgemasters.com
Address: 710 Moravia Street,
New Castle, PA 16101
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