Alcoa ran the plant from the time of its construction, and purchased it outright in 1982. In 2008, cracks were discovered in the press, which had to be shut down for safety reasons.[3] Repairs, originally estimated at a cost of $68 million (equivalent to $96.57 million in 2023), cost a total of $100 million, and were completed in early 2012.[4]
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abThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (September 24, 1981).
"50,000 Ton Closed Die Forging Press"(PDF). The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.