IAM Local 2293 members working at Pacific Press Technologies in Mount Carmel, IL have built the largest hydraulic press brake they have ever built. The huge press brake has a bending capacity of 2,000 ton over 45 feet. The machine weighs 721,125 lbs plus another 8,000 lbs of tooling. It has taken nearly a year to manufacture.
IAM District 111 Business Representative Gary Stuessel who once worked at Pacific Press praised our member saying, "This is a tremendous example of the quality craftsmanship our members are capable of."
There are 50 Machinists Union members at Pacific Press working in Fabrication, Machining, Assembly, Paint, Welding, and Maintenance.
