For the forming of the cores, depending on the amount of tonnage needed for pressing, Fair-Rite’s presses range from anywhere between 10 and 600 tons. The powder is fed into a press and formed by dry compaction. With dry compaction, the press tonnage is what limits the die surface area. This means that a smaller surface area allows for less tonnage to be used by the press. The height of the part is dependent on the stroke length of the press.