350 ton Vertical Extrusion Press, O/No. 59220, c.1959

Order 59220 for Johnson Matthey, c.1959

In this audio clip John Davis talks to Ollie Taylor about this 350 ton Vertical Extrusion Press which was purchased by Johnson Matthey, the precious metal dealers.

The photograph shows the machine sited in Hydraulic 1 for testing. Roy Pegler, Chief Designer, is at the controls. Roy also lectured at Gloucester Technical College.

John subsequently went to the customer’s site with Brian Bowsher, Acceptance Engineer, to install some extra equipment on the machine.

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Click on the hyperlink to see other Notable Orders from the 1950s.

If you remember designing, machining, fitting, installing, maintaining, or working with this machine please share your memories at the bottom of the page by clicking on the words Add a comment about this page.

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