Show A mechanical giant what is believed to be the most powerful and efficient tool yet made is the gigantic hydraulic forging press of the atlas works at sheffield of which krupp of essen lias has ordered a duplicate it exerts a nominal force of 4 tons though thou ii its actual maximum power is considerably greater the work is made ready for the great machine by three furnaces each capable of heating 0 an ingot 0 of tons and two traveling cranes each easily lifting tons convey and manipulate the forgings forg ings one man operates four valves to raise lower advance retire move sideways or rotate the forging and another man regulates the strokes of tile the press with the utmost delicacy and accuracy arkansaw Ark ausaw traveler |