SMS Meer, Mönchengladbach, Germany, has signed an agreement for the supply of a 45/50-MN open-die forging press to the province of Jiangsu, China. In the presence of the Vice-Governor of Jiangsu Province, Zhao Kezhi, and of the Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Christa Thoben, the corresponding declaration was signed by Zhu Xiao Kun, President of Jiangsu Tiangong AIHE International, and Ulrich Vohskämper, Vice-President Hydraulic Presses Division at SMS Meer. Under this agreement, SMS Meer shall supply a 45/50-MN open-die forging press to Tiangong AIHE Co. Ltd in Danyang City, Jiangsu Province. The press shall be used for the processing of high-quality materials, tool steel, stainless steel and high-alloy materials as semi finished products for various industrial applications. The plant operates with a press force of up to 40-MN and an upsetting force of 45-MN. The agreement represents a total volume of USD 20 million.
