The Hydroelectric Hammer could not satisfy the mass production of plate armor.
It was simply because plate armor had very high material requirements.
Although the Hydroelectric Hammer could forge a steel plate, the entire process required patience and meticulousness, and it easily resulted in uneven thickness, which made shaping difficult.
The real way to mass-produce plate armor was through the Rolling Machine and rolling pins.
Two rolling pins rotated, with a gap in between. A steel plate of a certain thickness was fed into the gap, and with the force of the two rolling pins rotating, the thick steel plate was forcibly compressed and thinned.
Roman stayed in Coal Iron Town for half a month.
In the third month of spring, he managed to create a Rolling Machine—the most primitive model, a manual version.
It wasn't that the technology was inadequate, but rather the materials were insufficient.
Materials are the cornerstone of technological advancement.