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1947
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Company founded by Gordon W. Shultz
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1973
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First computerized press-manipulator system installed in the United
States
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1978
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Installation of 6,000-ton press
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Installation of large ring mill
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1981
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Installation of 30,000 lb. hammer
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1984
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Installation of 28,000-ton all-forged hydraulic press
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1986
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Operations commenced in new machine shop
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1996
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Installation of Vacuum Arc Re-melting (VAR) facility for steel
alloys
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1997
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New second auto billet grinder
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40,000-ton all-forged hydraulic press project
committed
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Purchased 10 acres of adjacent land
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6,000-ton press retrofitted with new, longer, forged columns and
microprocessor controls
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New rotary forge furnace installed for the preform press facility
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1998
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Two new G&L CNC horizontal mills
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New G&L CNC Vertical Turning Center (VTC)
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800-ton high speed press facility with integrated manipulator and
self-contained rotary and heat-treating furnaces
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5,000-ton ring-sizer, with complementary vertical drop bottom quench
furnace
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1999
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40,000-ton all-forged hydraulic press tested and shipped
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New 35 metric ton rail-bound manipulator installed for the 6,000-ton
press
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Relocated previous outdoor conditioning/grinding area to centralized
indoor facility
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2000
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On-schedule operation of 40,000-ton all-forged hydraulic press
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Installation of SNK 3-spindle 5-axis CNC machining center
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Certification to ISO 9002; 1994(e) by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
(LRQA)
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2001
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VAR furnaces retrofitted with unique computerized auto-arc gap control
feature
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Installation of proprietary system to permit "quick change" die
tooling in the Large Press facilities
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2002
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1,650 ton press retrofitted with new computerized controls, pumps and valves
to permit ultra high-speed preforming operations
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Two additional Pratt & Whitney CNC horizontal mills
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New 55 ton mobile manipulator - the largest in the United States (adds to
our existing family of large mobile manipulators)
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2003 |
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2004 |
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| 2005 |
- Installation of Cincinnati Milacron 3-spindle 5-axis machining center
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| 2007 |
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Installation of 4,000-panel Solar
array providing upwards of 750,000 Watts of electricity per day
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| 2008 |
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Installation of new VAR Furnace (#3)
for steel alloys
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