So the two 50,000 ton presses are no longer the largest in North America.
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| WeberMetals-history They forge aluminum and titanium parts for the aerospace industry. |
Brian Olson posted two images with the comment: "Here is one I love. What you are looking at here is a 33,000T close die forge press at Weber Metals in Paramount, California. The equipment was designed by Pahnke (Germany) and built here in the states by Mesta Machine in the early 1982. The press had a catastrophic failure a couple years ago. Normally the component in question would be replaced however because this equipment is in California and the regulation associated with the replacing these components are so extreme that Weber Metals decided to let this machine rot. I hate to see a young machine die early."
Calum Learn: Didn't Weber upgrade to a 65,000ton press a few years ago?
Brian Olson: Yes. Weber Metals was lucky because the 65,000T press came online just in time for the Mesta 33,000T to die. Weber Metals intended to run both but that is no longer the case.
Christopher Henry: 400 plus tons of liquid steel in a single pour. That's insane.
Bob Daykin: Christopher Henry How the hell do you fill a ladle with that much metal?
Brian Olson: Bob Daykin I was told they had three (3) each 150 ton open hearth and one (1) each EAF which made up the balance. So you would add multiple heats to make one casting.
You can watch the 65,000T press being poured in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOe8KYZXGeg
Francis Hull: Probably one of the last large machines built by mesta before folding.
Brian Olson: Francis Hull It was the last. Mesta Machine lost there rear end on that project due to cost overruns.
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| Commented on Brian's post |
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| 6:25 video @ 1:12 [It is interesting that this German company had the big pieces cast and machined in South Korea and Britain.] |
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