Forgemasters is also producing three components for a 10,000 tonne press that is going to American company Allvac, a producer of nickel-base and cobalt-base superalloys, titanium-base alloys, and speciality steels for the aerospace industry. The three castings will consist of a foundation platen weighing 170 tonnes, an upper cross head weighing 179 tonnes and a lower cross head weighing 152 tonnes.

The components, two of which are already cast, will be created from 1098 tonnes of liquid steel. The third component is expected to be cast in the next few weeks and after rough machining will then be transferred to Germany for finishing work.

Graham Honeyman, chief executive at SFIL, said: “These orders reflect a global expansion in steel forming activity which Forgemasters has always been a key supplier to. The SMS group is an important client of Forgemasters and these two contracts further strengthen that relationship.”