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That doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Telsa uses pretty much off the shelf die-casting machines from Idra Group in Italy. The "giga" part of it is just the sa
by selectodude 4y ago
That doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Telsa uses pretty much off the shelf die-casting machines from Idra Group in Italy. The "giga" part of it is just the same sort of parlance as "giga factory" to make batteries.
You can even buy your own "gigapress".
https://www.idragroup.com/en/gigapress https://www.idragroup.com/en/gigapress
- mensetmanusman 4y agoIdra made a new widget for Tesla that other widget makers thought was too risky to attempt. Now these widgets are on the shelf. Giga is a marketing term related to doing something at a scale that has never been done before (& related to EVs).
- dylan604 4y ago>Giga is a marketing term related to doing something at a scale that has never been done before So, it's 21st century tech then?
- jabl 4y ago> Giga is a marketing term related to doing something at a scale that has never been done before Eh, the Heavy Press Program produced 50000 ton press forges in the mid-1950'ies (granted EV's weren't a thing then). Kind of amazing, a machine the size of a 4-story building that can bench press a battleship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Press_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Press_Program
- elil17 4y agoHeavy press program was amazing.They actually had to worry about the seismic waves created by the press. About 10x larger than the "gigapress."
- selectodude 4y agoImportant to remember that these aren't presses, they're die-cast machines. Totally different technology.
- bagels 4y agoWhat a misleading name! Apparently, it's kind of both a press and a diecast machine. It does pressurized castings with really high clamp force.
- timerol 4y agoIn this case, crossing 1000 tons is crossing the Gg (Giga-gram) barrier, so there is some justification