Tesla Cybertruck assembly ramps for the 9,000-ton Giga Press at Giga, Texas
During the Cyber Rodeo last year, Musk gave a shout out to IDRA and its parent company LK Technology. IDRA seems to have gone further with a 9,000-ton Giga Press.
In the past few weeks, images and videos from Texas have shown that parts of IDRA's 9,000-ton Giga Press were already being delivered to the facility. The assembly of the 9,000-ton press is progressing according to recent photos of the complex.
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18 January 2023 Giga Texas IMAGES! Many details! 9K Giga Press assembly! Entrance work, E tree removal & water pipe install. E dock concrete pours, SW park changes, cathode steel structure, Die Shop steel assembly 2X larger & heavy foundation. See my YouTube Video later today! pic.twitter.com/SPrYYKkQBN
— Joe Tegtmeyer 🚀 🤠😎 (@JoeTegtmeyer) January 18, 2023
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Joe Tegtmeyer posted some stills from a flyover he did on the 18th of January. One of the most striking images from the flyover was a shot of the area where the 9,000-ton Giga Press was being assembled. A good portion of the machine's components have already been set up, as can be seen in the image. Considering the size of the machine, the progress of the assembly is quite impressive.
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Some of the most notable automakers use Giga Press machines for vehicle production. The company uses 6,000-ton Giga Presses to make the Model Y. Since the Cybertruck is a larger vehicle, the all-electric pickup would likely need an 8,000-ton Giga Press. IDRA seems to have gone further with a 9,000-ton Giga Press. Musk is very supportive of the machine, commenting on a video of the 9,000-ton Giga Press in action last year and stating that it would be used for the Cybertruck body.
IDRA deserves a lot of credit for their work on the Giga Presses. During the Cyber Rodeo last year, Musk gave a shout out to IDRA and its parent company, LK Technology, for being the only ones who were willing to take a chance at producing the machinesTesla needed.
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