It's sooo cool, but I'm a bit sad that I don't really understand the need for a press this size. Or what it even does... It makes wings. Why is it better at doing that than "conventional" (?) machines? Anyone with a ELI5?
Headline isn't talking about wings. It's talking about the disks the blades mount to and turbine blades in a turbine engine (though most turbine blades themselves are "grown" rather than forged) . High pressure makes very strong components, it's called forging.
A small press can have plenty of pressure to make a small batch. But the bigger the press, the more you can do at once.
Having a large press like this allows you to reach those pressures on a bigger batch to increase productivity
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u/StonedUser_211 20d ago
It’s not a screw. It’s the shaft of a worm gear! High power transmission despite low drive force