| Year |
Event(s) |
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| 1875 |
The Ajax Manufacuturing Company is founded by Mr. J.R. Blakeslee Sr. |
| 1885 |
Designed and built the first general purpose Forging Machine |
| 1898 |
Built a complete line of Forging Rolls |
| 1910 |
The first 7" Ajax Forging Machine was built - the largest machine ever constructed. |
| 1925 |
Ajax designed the first Solid Die Forging Machine which produces items such as cannon balls. |
| 1932 |
Ajax introduced the first direct air-operated friction clutch - still acclaimed as the greatest single improvement in the development of forging equipment during that era. |
| 1933 |
The Ajax Forging Press is introduced. |
| 1934 |
The first Wire Drawer is built. |
| 1944 |
The largest Tube Upsetter is built, a 12" |
| 1946 |
The fist 6000 ton Forging Press is built. |
| 1966 |
First 6000 ton Forging Press is sent to Japan. |
| 1974 |
Ajax invented the Insta-Kut, which shears steel. |
| 1979 |
First 10" Tong Feed which moves parts from station to station without an operator. |
| 1981 |
4 point suspension wide ram Trimming and Coining Press introduced. |
| 1987 |
Ajax is acquired by The Crawford Group |
| 1996 |
Ajax became a part of Park-Ohio Industries |
| 1998 |
The 40MN Forging Press is designed and built. |
| 2002 |
3 New Tube Upsetters are built, 2 are fully automated upsetter lines for the oil drilling industry. |
| 2004 |
Acquisition of intellectual property from Chambersburg Engineering Company. A new business unit is formed - Chambersburg Equipment Company (CECO). Chambersburg pioneered and developed impact forging equipment such as the CECO-Drop, Die Forger, CECO-Drop Model “E”, the Model “C” Impacter and programmable conversions of CECO-Drops, Board Hammers, Steam Hammers. |
| 2006 |
The first Ajax-Ceco Die Forger is built since the acquisition |
| 2009 |
New Die Forger Design - the largest of its kind, a #38. |
| Future |
Continuing improvements to products and services to better serve our customers. |
