Mettis Aerospace - celebratory banner
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Mettis Aerospace - celebratory banner
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 23 Dec 2014
Originally known as High Duty Alloys - HDA - this large forging complex was built in 1937 to make pistons for Rolls Royce Merlin engines (more than 10 million made). The site is still very much in business making high-duty forgings for the aerospace industry - particularly gas turbine blades and undercarriage legs. The workshops contain a delightful array of brutal metal-bashing equipment, culminating in a 16,000 ton hydraulic press. A colleague has had the pleasure of a visit here but there is strictly no photography inside.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.312798
Longitude
-1.948322