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1970s

Here you can see photographs of Extrusion Presses made by Fielding and Platt in the 1970s.

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  • 900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E76970, c.1970

    900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E76970, c.1970

    for Aluminium Precision Extruders, Bedwas, c.1970
  • 900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken on site in 1971, O/No. E76970, c.1970

    900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken on site in 1971, O/No. E76970, c.1970

    for Aluminium Precision Extruders Ltd., (ALPEX), Bedwas, c.1970
  • 1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E75540, c.1971

    1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E75540, c.1971

    for C.E.G.E.D.U.R., France, c.1971
  • 1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken at assembly in 1971 and on site in 1972, O/No. E76630, c.1971

    1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken at assembly in 1971 and on site in 1972, O/No. E76630, c.1971

    for Harrisons (Birmingham) Metals Ltd., c.1971
  • 2500 ton Extrusion Press with Inboard Piercer for copper tube, under construction, O/No. E78250, c.1971

    2500 ton Extrusion Press with Inboard Piercer for copper tube, under construction, O/No. E78250, c.1971

    for Slobodan Penezic-Krcun, Yugoslavia, c.1971
  • 900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken on site, O/No. E79450, c.1971

    900 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken on site, O/No. E79450, c.1971

    for Ashley Aluminium, Cheshire, c.1971
  • 2500 ton Extrusion Press with Inboard Piercer for copper tube, under construction in the new fitting shop, O/No. E83100, c.1973

    2500 ton Extrusion Press with Inboard Piercer for copper tube, under construction in the new fitting shop, O/No. E83100, c.1973

    for Gusum Bruk, Gusum, Sweden, c.1973
  • 1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, Number 9, O/No. E83130, c.1973

    1600 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press, Number 9, O/No. E83130, c.1973

    for Alcan, Banbury, 1973
  • Foundations being prepared for two new Horizontal Extrusion Presses, O/No. E85590, c.1973

    Foundations being prepared for two new Horizontal Extrusion Presses, O/No. E85590, c.1973

    for Alcan Booth Extrusions Ltd., Banbury, c.1973
  • 1600/80 ton Hydrostatic Extrusion Press, under construction in the works, O/No. E83600, c.1973

    1600/80 ton Hydrostatic Extrusion Press, under construction in the works, O/No. E83600, c.1973

    for Sumitomo, Osaka, Japan, c.1973
  • 2000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press with Die Shuffle, views taken under construction and during commissioning on site, O/No. E77210, c.1974

    2000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press with Die Shuffle, views taken under construction and during commissioning on site, O/No. E77210, c.1974

    for E & E Kaye Ltd., Enfield, c.1974
  • Sample sections of some typical Aluminium Extrusions of the era, c.1974

    Sample sections of some typical Aluminium Extrusions of the era, c.1974

    Photograph taken in 1974
  • 200 ton Laboratory Extrusion Press, O/No. E89800, c.1975

    200 ton Laboratory Extrusion Press, O/No. E89800, c.1975

    for v/o Stankoimport, Moscow, c.1975
  • 16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E87730, c.1977

    16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, O/No. E87730, c.1977

    for Extrusal Companhia Portuguesa de Extrusão, Portugal, c.1977
  • 16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken at erection, O/No. E92950, c.1977

    16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken at erection, O/No. E92950, c.1977

    for Purso Oy, Finland, c.1977
  • 20MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken at erection, O/No. E92100, c.1978

    20MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, view taken at erection, O/No. E92100, c.1978

    for G & T Hellenic Aluminium Profiles SA, Greece, c.1978
  • 16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken at erection and on a low loader ready for despatch, O/No. E92400, c.1978

    16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, views taken at erection and on a low loader ready for despatch, O/No. E92400, c.1978

    for Effah Boakye, Ghana, c.1978
  • 16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, transfer from road to barge, Rotterdam, O/No. E96050, c.1979

    16MN Horizontal Extrusion Press, transfer from road to barge, Rotterdam, O/No. E96050, c.1979

    for Kunstoff und Metall GmbH, Werl, West Germany, c.1979
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