Happy New Year from your forging friends at Anderson Shumaker! 2018 has been quite a year for us, and it really shows. In January, we completed a 26,000 square foot, $15 million expansion. This included a lot of strategic upgrades. For example, we added: 2 charging furnaces, 1 heat treating furnace, a 2500-ton hydraulic forging…
But it’s not cold in our heat treatment department! Heat treating is a significant part of the forging process. Anderson Shumaker keeps heat treatment in-house, which saves our clients time and money. Our electronically controlled furnaces ensure both temperature and accuracy, giving us control on both variables and documentation. Heat treating uses heating or chilling to achieve desired…
Anderson Shumaker is a leader in open die forging. We’ve been forging this way since 1902. Open die forging is the best method to meet tolerances. For example, it results in completely filled, finished parts and it creates the least amount of material waste. But what exactly is “open die forging”? Let’s break it down:…
While most people are watching their shape around the holidays, at Anderson Shumaker, we love all shapes and sizes. Subsequently, we forge round bars, flat bars, blocks, discs and gear blanks, rings, step downs, and more. We make all our open die forgings to match our customers’ exact specifications. We’re also proud of our reputation…
Forging metal is the heart of our industry. At Anderson Shumaker, our skilled team knows their metals inside and out. We’re masters at forging all metal grades – alloys, carbon, nickel, stainless steel, tool steel, and many more. We’re also located in Chicago, a city rich in forging history. But, not many people know the…
[ultimate_spacer height=”70″ height_on_tabs=”45″ height_on_tabs_portrait=”45″ height_on_mob_landscape=”35″ height_on_mob=”35″][ultimate_heading main_heading=”New Equipment & Second Shift” main_heading_color=”#000000″ alignment=”left” spacer=”line_only” spacer_position=”bottom” line_height=”3″ line_color=”#e25d2b” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:40px;” main_heading_line_height=”desktop:45px;” line_width=”85″ main_heading_margin=”margin-bottom:25px;” spacer_margin=”margin-bottom:25px;”][/ultimate_heading][ultimate_spacer height=”20″ height_on_mob_landscape=”12″ height_on_mob=”12″] To keep up with growing demand and business growth, Anderson Shumaker has added new equipment and a second shift of operations for the newly expanded facilities.Business continues growing in…