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Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton Hydraulic Forging Press
Society: ASMEMain Category: MechanicalSub Category: ManufacturingEra: 1950-1959DateCreated: 1954Wyman-Gordon CompanyWorcesterState: MAZip: 01615Country: USAWebsite: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/manufacturing---1/89-wyman-gordon-50-000-ton-hydraulic-forging-pres, https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/ResourceFiles/AboutASME/Who%20We%20Are/Engineering%20History/Landmarks/89-wyman-gordon-50000-ton-hydraulic-forging-press.pdf

This hydraulic closed-die press, among the largest fabrication tools in the world, has had a profound influence in America's leading role in commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and space technology. As part of the same Heavy Press Program that created the Mesta press, the Wyman-Gordon press was designed by the Loewy Construction Company and began operating in October 1955. Among its contributions was the development of the new jetliner Boeing 747 in the 1960s.

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1983
Image Credit: Courtesy ASMEImage Caption: Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton Hydraulic Forging PressEra_date_from: 1954
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Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton Hydraulic Forging Press

This hydraulic closed-die press, among the largest fabrication tools in the world, has had a profound influence in America's leading role in commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and space technology. As part of the same Heavy Press Program that created the Mesta press, the Wyman-Gordon press…

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