GIGA PRESS
Giga Press are a series of aluminium die casting machines manufactured by Idra Group in Italy
They are notable for being the largest casting machines in the world, with a clamping force of 5,600 or 6,200 tonnes-force 55,000 or 61,000 kN
Wikipedia
Giga Press are a series of aluminium die casting machines manufactured by Idra Group in Italy
They are notable for being the largest casting machines in the world, with a clamping force of 5,600 or 6,200 tonnes-force 55,000 or 61,000 kN
Wikipedia
Initial usage is planned by Tesla, Inc. for production of the Tesla Model Y electric car chassis at the Tesla Factory in Fremont California
The Giga Press machines had been included in Idra's catalogue since 2018
The Giga Press machines had been included in Idra's catalogue since 2018
Each Giga Press OL 5500 CS or OL 6200 CS machine weighs 410–430 tonnes (900,000–950,000 lb)
Shots of molten aluminium weighing 80 kilograms (180 lb) are injected into the cold-chamber casting mold with a velocity of 10 metres per second (22 mph; 36 km/h).
Shots of molten aluminium weighing 80 kilograms (180 lb) are injected into the cold-chamber casting mold with a velocity of 10 metres per second (22 mph; 36 km/h).
TESLA
As of 2015 Idra was one of the ten most important strategic suppliers to Tesla Motors with Tesla using die-casting machines made by Idra for use at the factories in California
As of 2015 Idra was one of the ten most important strategic suppliers to Tesla Motors with Tesla using die-casting machines made by Idra for use at the factories in California
In 2016 Tesla ordered a 3,000-tonne-force (30,000 kN; 7,000,000 lbf) press from Idra for making major car chassis components
In May 2019 the first order for a 5,500-tonne-force (54,000 kN) Giga Press was placed by Tesla and scheduled for acceptance testing by February 2020
In July 2019 during the GIFA 2019 industry trade-show in Dusseldorf contracts for a second Giga Press were signed and destined for an important Chinese-located customer
The OL 5500 CS machine was upgraded to OL 6100 CS specification for Tesla
In April 2020 Elon Musk stated that the two biggest casting machines in the world had been purchased to enable casting the Tesla Model Y rear chassis and crash rails as a single component
In April 2020 Elon Musk stated that the two biggest casting machines in the world had been purchased to enable casting the Tesla Model Y rear chassis and crash rails as a single component
The "big casting machine" would cast the Tesla Model Y rear chassis as a single component
Preparation for installation of the first machine was planned to begin in California during May 2020
Preparation for installation of the first machine was planned to begin in California during May 2020
In May 2020 Tesla requested building permits from the City of Fremont for demolishing a car wash at the Tesla Factory, and installing an arch-shaped metal building for casting machinery
During May/June 2020 Tesla advertised a "Castings Tooling & Process Engineer" job based at the Tesla Factory in Fremont, responsible for production ramp-up of the first Giga Press
In June 2020 permits for foundations to support the Giga Press at Fremont were filed
In June 2020 permits for foundations to support the Giga Press at Fremont were filed
In 2018 a patent application assigned to Tesla showed four Giga Press casting machines arranged at right angles for whole-vehicle unibody chassis casting
In 2019 Jerome Guillen stated that Tesla Grohmann Automation were working on a "giant, giant, giant machine" using modular construction
