Steam Hydraulic Shear

1905/1925

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Steam Hydraulic Shear
  • Title
  • Steam Hydraulic Shear
  • Identifier
  • MSP210.B036.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP210.B036.I04
  • Description
  • The Mesta Machine Company produced steam hydraulic shears (pictured here) in sizes up to 3600 tons. These shears were generally used to cut very large sections of steel, particularly, heavy slabs and blooms. The energy required for these shears was in direct proportion to the thickness of the metal to be cut. A single lever with an automatic cut-off operated the shears and eliminated shock. These impressive machines were often positioned near furnaces where the heat from boilers provided steam to power them.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Mesta Machine Company.
    Rolling-mill machinery.
    Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--West Homestead.
  • Source
  • Mesta Machine Company Photographs, 1906-1925, MSP 210, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Mesta Machine Company Photographs
  • Rights Information
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