September, 2008. Ellwood City Forge commissioned a new, 40/45 mN open die press shop at its Ellwood Mill Products division in New Castle, PA. The shop includes:

5000T press manufactured by Danieli Breda, Milan, Italy

75 ton-capacity mobile manipulator manufactured by Dango & Dienenthal, Siegen, Germany

85 ton-capacity overhead cranes

four ingot reheat furnaces.

The four post forging press is equipped with an automated, eight-station tool change system, shifting table and rotating upper tool. It is capable of planishing up to 150 strokes per minute. The shop forges ingots up to 75 tons in weight. In addition the new EMP shop includes:

six car bottom heat treat furnaces

two 80,000 gallon, agitated quench tanks, one with polymer quenchant and one with water, capable of treating parts up to 40 feet in length