Giga Press

Tesla Assembling 9,000-Ton Giga Press for Cybertruck at Giga Texas

Production equipment for the Tesla Cybertruck is being assembled, ahead of the automaker’s plans to make the electric truck later this year. Tesla’s Texas Gigafactory appears to be assembling many of the IDRA Cybertruck Giga Press parts it has received in recent weeks, as seen in recent shots shared on Friday by @Joe Tegtmeyer. The […]

Tesla Supplier IDRA Sending 9,000-Ton Giga Press to Asia, Customer Unknown

Italian casting machine manufacturer IDRA is readying another 9,000-ton Giga Press machine, set to be shipped to Asia, according to a LinkedIn post from the company (via @TslaChan). While the post doesn’t specifically say where the Giga Press will be headed, speculation is it seems a possible location would be Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai. The 9000t […]

More Parts for Tesla Cybertruck Giga Press Spotted at Texas Factory [VIDEO]

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas, has received some more parts for the 9,000-ton die-casting “Giga Press” that will be instrumental to the production of the company’s upcoming Cybertruck, as seen in a recent drone flyover video of the plant from Joe Tegtmeyer. “Another early morning flight and today, we are greeted by some truly gorgeous […]

Tesla Cybertruck Giga Press ‘Packed and Ready to Go’ Says IDRA

Those awaiting the Tesla Cybertruck are in luck, as the automaker’s partnering manufacturer for the casting machine that will build it is officially set to ship the machine to Giga Texas. Tesla’s Italy-based casting machine supplier IDRA has shared a photo signifying that the Giga Press for the Cybertruck is all packed for shipping on […]

Sandy Munro Tours IDRA Giga Press Factory in Italy [VIDEO]

After Munro & Associates teased Sandy’s visit to Giga Press maker IDRA’s Italian facility, the crew has officially shared his tour of the factory. In a video shared on Friday by Munro Live, Sandy Munro gets a tour of Tesla casting machine maker IDRA’s Giga Press manufacturing facility in Italy. Sandy is given the tour […]

Tesla Cybertruck Giga Press Shown Off at IDRA Open House [PICS]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the automaker will use IDRA’s 9,000-ton Giga Press for the Cybertruck’s body, with the massive machine recently on display in Italy. The Tesla Cybertruck’s 9,000-ton Giga Press was showcased at an open house from the manufacturer IDRA, as detailed by an engineering student who recently got to see the […]

Tesla Partners with Canada’s Exco Technologies for Tooling Giga Press

Tesla’s Giga Press casting machines produce single-cast molds of its vehicles during production of its vehicles, and a new update emphasizes the automaker’s relationship with a Canadian company that specializes in casting. Tesla is partnering with Exco Technologies Limited, a small, Canada-based casting company,  according to a statement from Exco Tech CEO Darren Kirk in […]