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> 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
by 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.