4000T Mechanical Forging Press

Meadville Forging Company (MFC) has ordered a new 4,000 ton ERIE mechanical forging press to support its growth in gear blanks, bearing races, wheel hubs and other critical forgings for the automotive market. The closed die press will feature ERIE's patented Scotch Yoke ram designed to produce less stretch and improve off center load capability.

"Reliability and the ability to produce top quality forgings were critical elements in our decision to purchase the ERIE mechanical forging press," said Gasper Buffa, President of the MFC Group. "Our forging business has continued to experience strong growth, particularly in the automotive market. To support the growth, we determined we needed more capacity and deeper back-up capability in our mid-range tonnage vertical forging operations.

"We evaluated a number of forging press designs from different manufacturers before deciding on ERIE. We have a number of ERIE presses in our vertical forge shop and they have been very reliable.

"Our selection of the new press took into account this history of reliability, the excellent service ERIE has provided and new improvements in press design. Together, the MFC Group and ERIE engineers reviewed improvements to the clutch and hub design as well as other mechanical areas now incorporated into the new 4,000 ton press. These areas were key to the selection."

This new press is scheduled to go into service in 2014. ERIE's mechanical forging presses feature an exclusive Scotch Yoke drive mechanism designed to deliver precision in all forging processes.

ERIE Press Systems is an engineering and manufacturing supplier of custom hydraulic and mechanical presses and integrated systems for open and closed die forging applications with capacities from 500 to 15,000 tons (5 - 147 MN). ERIE has achieved ISO-9001:2008 re-certification.

For more information contact:

ERIE Press Systems

1253 West 12th Street

P.O. Box 4061

Erie, PA 16512

814-455-3941

www.eriepress.com