Mongolian Darkhan Metallurgical Plant installed two automated Schuler forging lines featuring short stroke die forging hammers KGH 5.0B for the manufacture of balls with diameters of 100 to 140 millimeters.

As a system supplier, Schuler has provided the whole line including the dies and lubrication within seven months. The assembly began in November 2016, configuration and testing of the machinery was completed on December 14th, 2016. In the meantime, DMP has commissioned the lines. A new steel ball is produced by each line every eight seconds; the annual capacity of both lines is up 25,000 tons per year.

Schuler AG, was originally set up in Germany in 1839 and now has plants and representative offices all round the world.