TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: No Known Copyright TI - Magnesium rolling mill and extrusion press at Dow magnesium fabrication plant ID - sj1392303 AU - Dow Chemical Company DA - 1957/// YR - 1957 AV - Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 2 VL - Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 2 AN - Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, Box Oversized Plants 2 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sj1392303 AB - Elevated view of the magnesium rolling mill and extrusion press (right-hand side of the photograph) at the Dow Chemical Company facilities located in Madison, Illinois. The 13-ton extrusion press, which was manufactured in Duisburg, Germany, measured 250 feet long and could produce extrusions up to 80 feet long. Dedicated in 1954, the magnesium fabrication plant in Madison was the world's first facility designed for the mass production of magnesium mill products and boasted the first large-scale magnesium sheet mill, as well as the largest extrusion facilities for the metal. KW - Employees KW - Magnesium KW - Industries KW - Extrusion process KW - Dow Chemical Company KW - Rolling-mill machinery KW - Metals--Extrusion KW - Magnesium industry and trade KW - Rolling-mills KW - Machinery LA - ER -