Atlanta, Georgia

Expertise: Design and application of press systems for material forming operations

Nate Kramarow has been involved with the design and application of heavy forge equipment for his entire working career, commencing as a design engineer for Loewy Engineering on the U.S. Heavy Press Program. He was a key member of the design team for the 50,000 ton and 35,000 ton presses at Wyman-Gordon in North Grafton, MA.

He was technical assistant to the President of Barogenics, Inc. working in the field of heavy press design. Major projects included the 200,000 ton Air Force forge press, dome forming equipment for the 50,000 ton press, and the design of ultra-high pressure machinery. When the E. W. Bliss Co. acquired Barogenics he served as Assistant Chief Engineer for rolling mills and then became Chief Engineer for presses at the Bliss plant in Salem, Ohio.

He joined the G. Siempelkamp Co. of Germany as General Manager of their new North American Metalforming Press Division. Among the projects he supervised were a number of 20,000 ton and 30,000 ton forming presses, the rebuilding of the 16,500 ton forge press and supply of the 8,000 ton wheel forge press at the Alcoa Cleveland Forge.

Currently he is the U.S.A. representative for the GLAMA Maschinenbau Co. of Germany, a pre-eminent supplier of forge plant handling equipment. Among his USA clients are Wyman-Gordon, Carpenter Technology, Ellwood City Forge and Schlosser Forge.

Mr. Kramarow received a B.M.E. from CCNY School of Technology and M.S.M.E. from Stephens Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer in several states, holds a number of patents on press design, has served on the FIA Plant Engineering Committee and has made many presentations on forging plant equipment.