The new open-die forge shop of ThyssenKrupp VDM

ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH has invested strongly to increase its competitiveness. A major part of a more than 70 million (sic) strategic investment program, which was launched in 2006, was spent on the construction of the new forging line at the Unna production site of ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH. The facility is one of the most advanced open-die forging plants in the world and was realized in only two years from first idea to the dote of commissioning on 15 February 2008. All milestones with regard to the new forging line were achieved during the first couple of months in operation.