We discuss the build up and manufacturing of the massive cylinder we made at Thane which could lift more than 1340 tonnes!!
This cylinder is a High Pressure Hydraulic Cylinder custom made for Godrej Tooling Division. The purpose of the cylinder was to open the insides of Prithvi Missile. Since the load required to open the shell from the inside is pretty high, we had to design something out of the normal.
The cylinder is of 650mm bore, works at a pressure of 450 kg/cm2 and can lift more than 1340 tons. Its one of a kind and we are very proud that we built it despite the challenges. Read on …