Superior: (3D Satellite)
Whemco = Whemco Ohio Foundry
Superior Forge = Superior Forge & Steel (SFS)
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| Richard Vertrees posted, cropped Ok, who ordered the back-up? Richard Vertrees: SFS Lima, Ohio. [The is a lot of information in the comments, including about the tongs. Since it is a public group, I recommend clicking the "posted" link and reading them. Of note, the press is 2,774 tons.] |
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| Scott Arant posted 1943 Advertisement - Ohio Steel Foundry Co., Lima, Ohio My father was a metallurgist for Ohio Steel Foundry Co., Lima, Ohio, from 1960 until his retirement in 1984. This image is a 1943 WW II era advertisement for the company, copied from eBay. Gerald Joe Marcus: Those guys are going to mess up the rolls finish lol hopefully it not finished but a good way to lift if it not going to floor. Gerald Joe Marcus: I work at Superior Forge and Steel now that's awesome we still make forge steel rolls and Whemco is across the track we are both in that old facility Brian Stevens: Neat, never heard of this company before. Thanks for sharing. Scott Arant: Brian Stevens The company specialized in iron and steel rolls for many years at Lima, Ohio. They also had a plant at Springfield, in southwest Ohio. Dan Blayney: Pete Keller part of it in Lima is Superior Forge and Steel, has been since 91, I work there in the machine department running different mills. Pete Keller: is this current day Whemco? Ralph Cappella: Pete Keller it is... Andy Marks: Ralph Cappella I still haul in and out of whemco Kurt Hoehn: Andy Marks I thought Whemco was shutdown? I work next door at Superior Forge and Steel and haven't seen or heard anything from over there in awhile. We hired quite a few people from Whemco when it shutdown. Andy Marks: Kurt Hoehn no they were going to but went down to about 4 guys last time I was there they said about 10. There not melting just machining. |
This is the only interesting thing I found in a Google search of "ohio steel foundry."
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| Ferriss, Hugh 1889-1962. "Ohio Steel Foundry (Lima, Ohio)." Architectural drawing. [1940]. Columbia Digital Library Collections [Columbia University Libraries]. Accessed 01 Dec 2022. https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/catalog/ldpd:294931 |
When I spotted this on a 3D satellite map, I knew I had the right location.
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It appears that they rather recently got rid of all that glass.
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| Street View, Nov 2021 |
But the bigger building next door still has plenty of glass.
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Superior Forge & Steel controls the manufacturing process from melting through forging, machining and inspection. SFS was founded in 1991. It also has mills in Pittsburgh, PA, and New Castle, PA.
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| sfsrolls-melting They select scrap that has low residuals, and they can run heat sizes up to 120 metric tons. In addition to an EAF, they have an 8 metric ton induction furnace. And they Argon stir and vacuum degas before bottom pouring their ingots. They maintain an ingot mold inventory from 480mm (1'6") to 2135mm (7'). |
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| sfsrolls-forging They have a 4000-ton hydraulic computer controlled press with 60- and 30-metric ton manipulators. "The Pahnke patented software runs theoretical forging setups prior to forging as well as controlling the actual forging process." And 52 heat treating furnaces provide post forge and final annealing profiles. |
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| sfsrolls-hardening "Hardening methods include differential, classical, or dual frequency progressive induction chosen for the specific customer requirement. Quenching methods include water, air mist, forced air and sub-zero cryogenic in liquid nitrogen for maximum reduction of retained austenite." |
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| sfsrolls-machining Grinder up to 1625mm (5'4") diameter and 7620mm (25'4") length and 100 tons Lathe has the same capacity except the diameter is 1900mm (6'3") Sawing up to 1020mm (3'4") Horizontal and duplex milling Boring lathe up to 1625mm (5'4") x 144m (472'5") (Way longer than a football field!) Crane up to 100 metric tons |
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| sfsrolls-inspection_shipping "Before shipment, each piece is mechanically inspected to ensure rigid dimensional accuracy according to specifications. Non-destructive testing methods include ultrasonic, hardness, magnetic particle, and dye penetrant. Each piece is prepared and shipped, by truck, rail, or ship, meeting timely deliveries in accordance to your specifications." |
Richard Vertrees posted four images with the comment: "So they remodeled our break room last week at work. Looks like they dug out some old pictures of the place. Sorry for the quality, but they are pictures of pictures. Hope I don't get in trouble!!"
[The comments are worth reading.]
Anonymous participant posted two photos with the comment: "Little inside work from the forge shop of Superior Forge And Steel."
Ron Kadar: The second photo shows a Heppenstall Lifting Device in action!!!
Anonymous participant: Ron Kadar we just refer to them as “tongs”. Those are the biggest ones we have at 150 ton capacity.
Ron Kadar: I know. I worked at Heppenstall Company and designed them!!! If you don’t mind me asking where is the location these photos were taken at!!!
[According to some comments, this is in the Lima plant and they make mill rolls for steel mills.]
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WHEMCO has several mills in the USA. I could not figure out what was, and is, done in Lima.
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