forging forward, Alcoa pressing along the canal
Home of Alcoa's Cleveland Works, adjacent to the O&E Canal Towpath at Harvard Avenue
www.alcoa.com/locations/usa_cleveland/en/home.asp
"The multi-million dollar investment involved the complete redesign and modernization of the 50,000-ton press, a 92-foot structure – with five stories above and seven below the ground – that began production in 1955.
'As one of only five existing heavy closed die forging presses in the United States, this national historic engineering landmark is strategically important to our nation’s defense and Alcoa’s commercial competitiveness,” said Roegner. The press was originally installed as part of the Air Force Heavy Press program following World War II and has been used to build parts for nearly every military aircraft, helicopter, and tracked and combat vehicles from the 1950s through present day.'"
forging forward, Alcoa pressing along the canal
Home of Alcoa's Cleveland Works, adjacent to the O&E Canal Towpath at Harvard Avenue
www.alcoa.com/locations/usa_cleveland/en/home.asp
"The multi-million dollar investment involved the complete redesign and modernization of the 50,000-ton press, a 92-foot structure – with five stories above and seven below the ground – that began production in 1955.
'As one of only five existing heavy closed die forging presses in the United States, this national historic engineering landmark is strategically important to our nation’s defense and Alcoa’s commercial competitiveness,” said Roegner. The press was originally installed as part of the Air Force Heavy Press program following World War II and has been used to build parts for nearly every military aircraft, helicopter, and tracked and combat vehicles from the 1950s through present day.'"