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OEM Customer Grade Rings
OEM CUSTOMER GRADE RINGS
Backed by the resources of Scot Forge, Ringmasters utilizes the technical expertise of industry-leading metallurgists, forge engineers and technical sales specialists in order to ensure compliance with all requirements and specifications.
OEM customer grade rings are forged with tightly controlled chemistries that are engineered for specific critical applications and offer optimum heat treatment response and durability in service. These materials are used in a variety of demanding applications, which include:
Retaining rings for gas and steam turbines
Braking systems for large mining trucks
Bearings and gears for oil & gas gearboxes, pumps and compressors
OEM Customer Grades at Ringmasters
Ringmasters assists our OEM customers in developing custom chemistries for carbon and alloy material grades. These custom chemistries are proven to perform as designed with extended service life under high temperatures, high pressure and dynamic mechanical loads. If you have an inquiry about a customer grade not listed below, please reach out to our technical sales team to learn more.
Caterpillar |
General Electric |
Lufkin |
Westinghouse |

OEM Customer Grade Rolled Ring Capabilities
Our team utilizes a forging process that produces seamless rolled rings with a comprehensive internal structure and circumferential grain flow, delivering superior mechanical properties. Precision rolling processes provide excellent concentricity and surface smoothness. We specialize in small-quantity orders, but can also accommodate larger quantities. Our capabilities include:
Weight from 100 lbs. up to:
7,000 lbs. in carbon steel
6,000 lbs. in alloy and tool steel
3,000 lbs. in stainless steel
13" to 125" outside diameter
8" to 116" inside diameter
Up to 24" height
Up to 18" wall thickness
Downstream Processing
We take our commitment to our customers seriously. As an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer, Ringmasters inspects 100% of our rings to ensure conformance and performs testing per customer specific requirements. All non-destructive testing is performed in-house by our Level III technicians.
Heat treatment
Machining
Parting, splitting and segmenting
Shot blasting
Hardness testing
Ultrasonic inspection
Magnetic particle inspection
Mechanical analysis (Charpy and tensile)
Chemical analysis
Positive material identification

OEM Capabilities
Combining the experience of two of the most successful open-die and rolled ring forging companies in North America (Scot Forge and Frisa), Ringmasters has the capabilities and experience to scale up its resources to serve the needs of large OEM companies who compete globally in the most demanding market-environments.

Quality & Certifications
With our commitment to strict ISO 9001:2015 quality standards, Ringmasters consistently achieves customer acceptance rates of over 99% on product quality.