Sunday, September 29, 2019

50000 ton press


At 11:43, they were recognized in the 1980's as a national historic mechanical engineering landmark. 

Castings to make the press were over 350 tons, and the vertical columns are 270 tons each. The hydraulic fluid runs at 4500 psi to generate 100 million pounds of pressure, or 50,000 tons. 

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