Forging press
device · 1861 · Industrial Revolution
A hydraulic press for forging.
What it is made of
- Hydraulic cylinder — has part. Working cylinders.
- Press columns — has part. Columns and crossbeams.
- Forging press dies — has part. A tool that squeezes the workpiece.
Principles and materials it uses
- Cast iron — is made of. The bed is cast iron.
- Hydraulics (Pascal’s law) — uses. Hydraulics does the pressing.
- Forge — uses. The workpiece is heated in a forge before pressing.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Steam hammer — evolved from. Pressing instead of striking.
What it is a kind of
- Hydraulic press — is a kind of. A press.