Firth Rixson River Don

Closed Die Forgings

River Don produces hammer forgings that serve the Aero, Mining and Commercial Markets. The site is equipped with a range of Drop Stamps from 3 Tonne to 12 Tonne as well as a 42 MT Counterblow Hammer.

The site supplies forged products from 3kg to 1400kg in weight, from 150mm to 1000mm in diameter and up to 3000mm in length, in materials such as:

  • Stainless Steel
  • Carbon Steel
  • Nickel Superalloys
  • Titanium Alloys

As well as, providing in house die making facilities and complex/asymmetric shapes.  

Rings

Additionally, River Don produces seamless rings and complex shaped forgings in special steel, nickel and titanium based alloys, utilizing a 160 ton radial mill and open-die forging equipment. Profiled rings up to 700kg, in diameters from 130 mm to 1750 mm, are a specialty of this unit.   

Site area:     8.1 acres
Factory area: 282,000 sq ft

Firth Rixson River Don
Milford Street
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
S9 2LD
UNITED KINGDOM

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General email

Sales: Mark Westley
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