Wyman-Gordon 50,000 ton forging press

The Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton forging press is a forging press located at the Wyman-Gordon Grafton Plant that was built as part of the Heavy Press Program by the United States Air Force. It was manufactured by Loewy Hydropress of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and began operation in October, 1955.[1]

The press, circa 1985

References
  1. "The Wyman-Gordon 50,000-ton Forging Press" (PDF). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 20 October 1983. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
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