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North American Forgemasters

New Castle, PA · production

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About

North American Forgemasters is an open-die forge in New Castle, Pennsylvania, that makes billet stock, preforms and custom forged shapes for nuclear, defense, marine, mining, oil and gas, power and construction customers. It runs steelmaking, forging, heat treating, machining and testing in-house or through its joint venture partners Scot Forge and Ellwood.

Summary written by Kerfgrid from naforgemasters.com.

Processes

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Materials
Carbon steel, tool steel, stainless steel
Industries
Defense, marine, mining, oil and gas, energy, construction, agriculture
Volumes
Production
On the shop floor
7 machines listed on naforgemasters.com
  • 10,120 ton (90MN) open die forging press
  • 4,500 ton (40 MN) open die forging press
  • 220 ton railbound manipulator
  • 110 ton mobile manipulator
  • 50 ton mobile manipulators
  • 253 ton overhead crane
  • 45 nominal ton Ultra High Power Electric Arc Furnace
Where each detail comes from
  • Processes · Forging
    “Open die forging is a manufacturing process where heated metal is shaped and densified”
    naforgemasters.com/capabilities/forging
  • Processes · Heat treating
    “Utilizing state-of-the-art software technology, heat treating furnaces and equipment”
    naforgemasters.com/capabilities
  • Processes · Machining
    “Utilizing a combination of CNC and manual machining centers”
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  • Processes · Boring
    “Horizontal, vertical and boring lathes capable of machining lengths up to 75 ft.”
    naforgemasters.com/capabilities-old
  • Materials · Carbon steel
    “producer of high-quality, low-cost carbon, alloy, tool and martensitic stainless steel ingots”
    naforgemasters.com
  • Materials · Tool steel
    “carbon, alloy, tool and martensitic stainless steel ingots”
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  • Materials · Stainless steel
    “Low carbon stainless ingots are available from Ellwood National Steel and other approved sources.”
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  • Certifications · ISO 9001
    “NAF is certified to ISO9001:2015”
    naforgemasters.com/capabilities/quality
  • Certifications · Nadcap
    “MSA and Nadcap for Heat Treatment of aluminum alloys and non-destructive testing”
    naforgemasters.com/capabilities-old
  • Industries · Defense
    “Supplying essential components for national defense programs”
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  • Industries · Marine
    “Forgings for complex vessels such as cruise ships, ferries, mega-yachts”
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  • Industries · Mining
    “Forging for surface mining and sub-surface mining”
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  • Industries · Oil and gas
    “Forgings for exploration, extraction, refining or transporting for the Oil & Gas industry.”
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  • Industries · Energy
    “Forgings for the Power Generation industry”
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  • Industries · Construction
    “Forgings for heavy equipment for road construction, forestry, farming, manufacturing”
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  • Industries · Agriculture
    “Forgings for heavy equipment for road construction, forestry, farming, manufacturing”
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