Hydraulic Press for the Fabrication of Long Deflection Magnets

Babcock Noell delivered a multi-functioning press for the LHC project for applying pre-stress, milling, bending and welding to the LHC dipole magnets.

This press is a special newly-developed piece at the request of the customer.

Customer:
CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)

Duration of project: 1994 – 1995


Technical Data:

Total weight::320 t
Dimensions:42.5 m x 2.8 m x 5.9 m
Aperture:2000 mm x 1030 mm
Total pressing force:270 MN (27,000 t)
Special features:modular structure


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