As the weather cools down and the leaves start to turn, the furnaces at Anderson Shumaker are still running hot. Fall is one of the busiest times of the year for our team – customers are lining up year-end projects, planning maintenance outages, and getting ready for 2026 production.
At our Chicago facility, we continue to do what we’ve done for generations: produce high-quality open-die forgings and rolled rings in stainless, nickel, carbon, alloy, tool steel, titanium, and more – one job at a time, made to order. 🛠️🏭
Fall Means Planning Ahead 🍁
For many of our customers, fall is when:
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Budgets need to be used or lost
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Critical spares must be on the shelf before winter
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Plants schedule shutdowns and upgrades
If you know you’ve got projects coming up in Q4 or early 2026, now is the time to get your forgings on the calendar. Quick quotes, realistic lead times, and honest communication are how we keep your projects on track – no surprises. 📅✅
Keeping the Heat Where It Belongs 🔥🧊
Outside: cool air, shorter days, and frost on the ground.
Inside our shop: controlled furnace atmospheres, tight temperature windows, and serious focus on heat treat quality.
Our team uses proven heat treating practices to help achieve:
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Consistent mechanical properties
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Improved toughness and fatigue performance
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Better grain flow from proper forging reduction and process control
In plain English: parts that hold up when everything is on the line. Whether it’s a forged ring, block, bar, hub, or custom shape, we know these components often end up in critical equipment – pumps, valves, gearboxes, power generation, and more. We treat them like it. ⚙️⚡
Stock, Custom, and “I Just Need One” 🎯
Fall isn’t just about big blanket orders. It’s also about the one-off emergency jobs that keep your plant running.
We can help with:
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Single-piece rush orders when something breaks unexpectedly
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Custom shapes for tricky retrofits or redesigns
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Standard shapes like rings, blocks, flats, and round bars for planned projects
No job is “too small” if it keeps your line running or your customer supplied.
Safety, Quality, and a 100+ Year Forging Tradition 🦺🏭
While people are putting up fall decorations and planning holiday travel, our focus stays the same:
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Safe operation in the forge shop, saw house, machine shop, and heat treat
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Documented processes and traceability
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Continuous improvement in both quality and efficiency
Your parts don’t just pass through a furnace and a hammer – they move through a controlled process that our team has refined over decades.
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Thank you for your continued support. Together, we honor the legacy of our heroes. 🌺
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Whether it’s one critical ring or a full run of custom forgings, we’re ready to help you finish the year strong – with parts you can trust and a team that actually picks up the phone.
From all of us at Anderson Shumaker, have a safe, productive, and strong fall season. 🍂💪
