20th International Forgemasters Meeting - IFM 2017

This paper gives a brief introduction of the open die forging industry in South America. It describes the capacities and forging equipment in the major companies. Also the effects of the economy in the open die segment will be reported. The open forging industry in South America has small influence in the global market, mainly due to the low demand when compared to others such as Europe, Asia and North America. The main companies are located in Brazil, where some investments have been made in the last 8 years, and will be presented.