TY - MANSCPT DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: No Known Copyright TI - Extrusion press at Dow Magnesium Fabrication plant ID - v405s9913 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/v405s9913 AB - General view of the 13-ton extrusion press at the Dow Chemical Company Magnesium Fabrication plant facilities located in Madison, Illinois. Produced in Duisburg, Germany, the press 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 - Metals--Extrusion KW - Machinery KW - Magnesium industry and trade LA - ER -