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I was apprentice with Vic Holtham on the installation of this machine in Sheffield. We worked there for several months I recollect.
Hi Tony! Many thanks for your comment. As you were there for a while can you remember the names of any other members of the ‘gang’ that built this forging press? John B
Very interesting to know it went on for a long time.
Sorry for forgetting the press power, yes 1500 tons. Thanks for the info, had a look and the Fielding nameplate has been removed. Many thanks for the information.
This press is still forging 53 years after it was installed, now fully supported by 10 furnaces & 6 mobile manipulators. I came across a number of your drawings Herbert while converting them to 3D cad, knowing I had seen the name “Hindle” somewhere before. I can confirm that this press is a 1500t, not 2000t. If you visit http://www.independentforgings.com, you can see a short video of the press in action.
Daniel! Thank you very much for your valuable comments. I am so pleased that you are able to verify the tonnage of the press. As a matter of interest, what was the purpose in converting the original drawings to 3D Cad and what sort of drawings were they? John B
I am the person who designed and engineered this machine within my section at F & P in the sixties. I was under the impression that it was a 2000 ton machine, not 1500 ton. It has a sliding multiple tool table and the equipment on the end table is a rotating table which I also designed and engineered.
Bert! Many thanks for adding your comments to this page. I have taken the liberty of double-checking the order book record for this press and it definitely states a 1500 ton self-contained, pull-down type, triple main ram forging press, with motor driven rotary table and ejector cylinder & controls.
Readers may also be interested to know if you can recall any other members of your D.O. section that worked on the engineering of this press. John B
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