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米乐yy易游体育 completes 10,000-ton forging press

New press can make 米乐yy易游体育de variety of large steel forgings for ship parts

July 26, 2010

TOKYO (July 26, 2010) - 米乐yy易游体育, Ltd. announces that it has completed the construction of a 10,000-metric-ton forging press line at its Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan.

米乐yy易游体育 invested about 22 billion yen to enlarge the Forging Section's South Plant to house an entire production line. In addition to the new press, a manipulator, heating furnace, heat treatment furnace, crane and other equipment were installed. Construction of the press, which strengthens the competitiveness of the company's Steel Casting and Forging Division, began in April 2008.

A completion ceremony was held this morning attended by approximately 120 people, including officials from the city of Takasago and Hyogo 米乐yy易游体育fecture, as well as those involved in the construction.

The new press is designed to produce large and long steel forgings at some of the world's highest speeds and 米乐yy易游体育th high precision. As one of the world's top-class forging presses, the new press has the capability to manufacture nearly all varieties of large forged products for ships. 米乐yy易游体育th the completion of the new press, Kobe Steel currently has a total of three free-forging presses. Forged products for ships 米乐yy易游体育ll be manufactured mainly by the new press and the existing 4,000-metric-ton press. Ultra-large forgings that require higher forging capacity 米乐yy易游体育ll be made by the 13,000-metric-ton press. The three presses enable Kobe Steel to achieve an optimum production system that can make forged products of numerous sizes.

米乐yy易游体育's steel casting and forging business has been a core business of the company for over 100 years. The new press is the biggest capital investment since the 13,000-metric-ton press was installed in 1975.

米乐yy易游体育th the start-up of the new press, Kobe Steel 米乐yy易游体育ll be able to supply higher quality steel cast and forged products. At the same time, the new press further strengthens the foundation of the steel casting and forging business and enables the Division to better respond to market demand in the future.

Outline of the Three Forging 米乐yy易游体育ses

(米乐yy易游体育 metric tons)	Features	Application
New 米乐yy易游体育s (10,000 tons)	High speed, high 米乐yy易游体育cision	High speed, high 米乐yy易游体育cision forgings for large ship parts
Current 米乐yy易游体育s (13,000 tons)	Low speed, high 米乐yy易游体育sing force	Ultra-large forgings 米乐yy易游体育at require high forging capacity
Current 米乐yy易游体育s (4,000 tons)	Ultra-high speed, high 米乐yy易游体育cision	Ultra-high speed, high 米乐yy易游体育cision forgings for small-to-medium size ship parts