Forging and Extrusion

Forge and press products make the world go round.  Whether it’s titanium turbine blades for jet engines, heavy-duty drive and axle components for motor vehicles, extruded sections for automotive, aircraft or railway applications or the construction industry, huge anti-friction bearings for wind turbines or precision gears for motors – such demanding products have been manufactured on SMS group presses and forging machines for decades.

SMS group offers a complete offering of spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to support the forging group in North America.  SMS group’s forging equipment consists of Hydraulic and Open-die presses, Closed-die presses, Extrusion presses, Ring Rolling lines, and Copper plants.  

With familiar names such as Sutton, SMS Meer, Farrel, Watson-Stillman, INNSE, Schloemann, Eumuco, Hasenclever, Schumag, Wagner Banning, and OMAV under the SMS group umbrella, you can be confident that our products and services will withstand the test of time.

Products and services

Copper Plants

Copper Plants

SMS group is home to familiar names such as SMS Meer, SMS Schumag, and MRB Schumag, which stand for an exceptional and successful history in the field of copper/copper alloy tube production equipment. SMS group portfolio includes the servicing of all copper production equipment, including copper casting, rolling, drawing, finishing lines, and handling.

SMS group offers a complete offering of spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to service the North American market. We will work to optimize your copper production equipment in order to allow for greater efficiencies and throughput.

Extrusion Presses

Extrusion Presses

SMS group is the only manufacturer worldwide to offer all extrusion processes for all materials and alloys, including the associated ancillary equipment and automation systems. More than 1,400 reference plants worldwide bear witness to the company’s experience and comprehensive competence.

For more than 100 years, the Sutton brand of extrusion equipment has been the standard in North America. SMS group has developed a comprehensive spare parts inventory, and equipment upgrades such as a flat-way retrofit, new billet loaders, and hydraulic and controls upgrades to improve the overall performance of the equipment and processes. We offer complete mechanical field services including press relocations, rebuilds, demolition, installation, and commissioning.

SMS group offers a complete array of spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to service the North American extrusion press market. SMS group field technicians have unparalleled experience in repairing and maintaining our presses. We are here to keep your Extrusion equipment performing at its peak level.

Open and Close Die Forging Presses

Open and Close Die Forging Presses

The machines with well-known names such as Eumuco and Hasenclever have stood for top performance worldwide for more than 50 years. The know-how and technology of these traditional brands is bundled today in SMS group's die forging business area – and the business partners can still benefit today from the good product quality and service.

The SMS group portfolio includes new equipment sales, service support, and modernizations for all open and closed die forging presses, including the necessary upline and downline facilities. With automation and transport equipment such as walking beam systems, spraying units or programmable robots, SMS group links the individual machines to create fully automated lines. This level of automation and process improvement is required in the competitive global marketplace where our valued customers now do business.

SMS group offers a complete offering of spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to service the North American market. SMS group will keep your forging equipment performing at its optimal level.

Ring Rolling

Ring Rolling

SMS group can draw on more than 150 years of experience in ring and wheel rolling. This goes back to the Keller & Banning Maschinenfabrik und Eisengießerei (machine works and iron foundry) and to the Wagner Maschinenfabrik. Both of these pioneering firms were founded in the second half of the nineteenth century and were later acquired by SMS group.  Today, SMS group’s ring-and wheel rolling activities stand for innovative technology, precision, and top quality. More than 530 completed ring-rolling machines, over 100 complete plants and facilities and satisfied customers all over the world are solid proof of the company’s leading position.

SMS group offers a complete offering of spare parts, modernizations, repairs, and field services to service the North American market. SMS group has developed a niche for assisting ring rollers with automation. Coupled with our field service support, we can keep your Ring Rolling equipment performing at its optimal level.