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[JSN]

Alcoa's 50,000 ton press http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/iron-giant/8886/

 

[HoosierBuddy]

Very cool.

Makes the 3000 Ton Die Cast machines I used to work with look pretty puny.

Phil

 

[toolmaker1]

Holy $hit!

 

[JSN]

I know next to nothing about these machines but it seemed like something the board would be interested in. I think that it's making of parts for one of the most technologically advanced machines ever, the F-22, is pretty amazing.

 

[fivespdcat]

Way cool! I love machines... The bigger the better!

 

[ActAppalled]

I work in Alcoa's Lancaster plant. I was in Cleveland for a combustion conference last year, but unfortunately the press was down and I did not get to see it. By the way, did anyone else notice the date on the article? It's from the future.

 

[lwlobo]

That picture does nothing to indicate the size of that press. They probably couldn't get the whole thing in the picture.

The picture on this page gives a better idea of size: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/04/alcoa_press.html

I can't imagine what it would cost to build something like that now.

 

[JSN]

Another article about the Heavy Press Program The machines that made the Jet Age

Informational booklet published by Mesta in 1919
Plant and product of the Mesta Machine Company

 

[bobcatdan]

What is this world coming too, they fixed it instead of sending production to China?