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Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:31 pm
by jrenwick
Wow!
http://boingboing.net/2012/02/13/machines.html
According to the article, Every commercial aircraft made by Airbus and Boeing contains parts made by this press or similar ones. It made the jet age possible.
Re: Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:09 am
by wingnut
Thanks for posting this John
Re: Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:09 pm
by Harold Holiman
That was very interesting, thanks.
Re: Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:48 am
by jrenwick
I'm glad you guys like this. I love seeing or reading about things with numbers I can't even comprehend!
Re: Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:24 am
by bagarre
My favorite quote from the second article:
Only when you climb it, peer down from its sixth-floor summit, and realize that the puny machine next to it is, in fact, its 35,000-ton brother—well, then you finally appreciate the size of the thing. It’s big.
Re: Alcoa 50,000-ton forging press
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:11 am
by CAVU Mark
I remember on a sales call to Boeing that the 737 interior line has a large press as well, I am thinking 100,000 ton but might be mistaken. Anyway it was a big as those photos in the article.