Promess Inc. recently achieved a milestone by delivering its largest Electromechanical Assembly Press (EMAP) Workstation to date. Weighing in at 21,000 pounds, the 500-kilonewton EMAP workstation stands 12 feet tall with a footprint of 7 feet by 7 feet.

The workstation was originally developed for a gear-pressing application in the aerospace industry, for which precision and repeatability were paramount. The ram has a 400 millimeter stroke; it can move at a maximum speed of 75 millimeters per second; and it provides micron-level accuracy.