Mike Page, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Hydraulic Press",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Manufacturingtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Hydraulic presses go for 'green' operation from
Beckwood Press Company, which we summarised at the time by saying "A variable frequency drive fitted to a 10,000kN hydraulic press is claimed to drastically cut down on unwarranted energy expenditures while maintaining full functionality".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Deep draw press is technically advanced from
Beckwood Press Company: "A technologically advanced deep draw press that produces deep-drawn drawn tanks and fenders will be shown at the USA's 2008 Regional Metalform Show".
In August 2007, we covered the news from AP and T AB, Automation, Press and Tooling
concerning its Power press handling automation - Ataca Steel
- take a look at Power press automation uprates output/safety
which says: "A US presswork subcontractor's decision to automate was based not only on raising production efficiencies and cost savings but improving operator safety too".
Take a look also at the news release from AP and T AB, Automation, Press and Tooling, Hydraulic press lengthens SS stamping die life,
as well as Press lines hot form and harden steel parts from AP and T AB, Automation, Press and Tooling,
and Guide to machine and process safeguarding from Omron Scientific Technologies.
See also:
CNC punch presses have large turret capacity
(March 2007)
Robust, thick turret tooling style CNC punch presses, 200 and 300kN, offer a large turret capacity with a versatile mix of stations and the largest feed clearance in the industry
Automation brings new life to an old press line
(January 2007)
Retrofitting latest automation and power press control systems to a 30 year old press line raised line efficiency by 25% and reduce shifts operated from three to two
Budget pressure sensor for pneumatic automation
(November 2006)
The TK industrial pressure transmitter is a budget pressure sensor with a moderate accuracy developed for pneumatic automation and hydraulic system applications such as CNC machinery
News on the Multi-purpose hydraulic press from AP and T AB, Automation, Press and Tooling
(November 2006)
A multi-purpose hydraulic press features increased flexibility, higher availability and improved ease of service and performs drawing, embossing and general presswork
Largest hydraulic automotive panel press ordered
(October 2006)
Swedish car plant has ordered the largest yet, five-stage hydraulic panel press measureing 80 x 22m with the bolsters and rams measuring 5m long and 2.80m across
Software updated for roll forming and design
(October 2006)
Software for roll forming and sheet metal design and unfolding will be shown at EuroBLECH along with roll inspection machine and bending angle sensor
Turret punch press has regenerative braking
(October 2006)
An all-electric, CNC turret punch press incorporating regenerative braking technology and energy management software in the controller was installed in mid 2005
Automated presses halve stamping cycle times
(September 2006)
Automated press and tools are an important part of the restructuring of a water heater plant and have enabled the cutting cycle times of a previous manufacturing 'bottleneck' in half
Hydraulic press is multi-purpose and flexible
(June 2006)
A multi-purpose press, which features shorter installation times, increased flexibility, higher availability and improved ease of service, is in five variants rated between 1,000 and 3,150kN
Network of machine suppliers
(May 2006)
C Dugard's network of machine tool distributors and agents throughout Europe and Russia has paved the way for the company's appointment to represent Ermaksan
CNC turret punch press with automated load
(May 2006)
A high speed, high productivity 200kN CNC turret punch press features automated loading and a components pick and sort system
System clamps tools down to 2mm precisely
(March 2006)
Advantage of a tool holding system is it can clamp tools as small as 2mm diameter securely and precisely, a feat which cannot be achieved by heat shrink devices and toolholders
Dugard to sell Ermaksan equipment in Europe
(March 2006)
The Turkish sheet metal equipment builder, Ermaksan - one of Europe's largest - has appointed C Dugard as representative in the UK and in European and Russian territories
System retrofits robots to CNC press brakes
(January 2006)
Believed to be the first retrofittable system for automating press brakes, a system brings a robot into coordinated motion with any brand of down-acting CNC hydraulic press brake
CNC turret punch press is at affordable level
(November 2005)
Latest Finn-Power 230kN hydraulic turret punch press has been priced at a highly affordable level and has a working area is 1250mm x 2500mm without repositioning
Guide covers wide spectrum of machinery safety
(October 2005)
Engineering Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding is an 850+ page guide features nearly 20 new products across a broad spectrum of safety technologies
News on the LMB 4000kN (450 US tonf) hydraulic press and line from AP and T AB, Automation, Press and Tooling
(September 2005)
An automated production line for the manufacturing of automotive wheel rims, and based on a hydraulic press, has cut raw material costs and reduced in-process inventory
Rivet bushes thread strongly in sheet metal
(July 2005)
Rivet bushes generate strong and permanent load bearing threads in thin sheet metal - offering financial and 'manufacturability' advantages over other types of captivated fasteners
Electronics ensure accurate pressbrake working
(June 2005)
Latest 4- and 5-axis CNC servo-controlled press brakes use state-of-the-art hydraulics and electronics to ensure accurate control of the bending process
Precision pressbrake offers faster bending
(June 2005)
Precision 350kN press brake features a reluctance hydraulic motor that achieves higher bending speeds - of up to 25mm per second - than most conventional hydraulic machines
Web calculator gives presswork force
(June 2005)
Web-based press shop calculators are provided on-line to calculate press brake bending force, hydraulic press draw force and hydraulic press cycle rate
Economical press brakes suit non-complex work
(April 2005)
Economical CNC press brakes offer proven bending technology in a cost-efficient, easy-to-use design for forming applications that do not require advanced capabilities
Automation brings blanking back in-house
(February 2005)
Up-to-date decoiling, straightening and feeding line and new presses for wheel blank production have brought the work back in-house, reduced costs and control just-in-time production
Hydraulic presses raise jobbing productivity
(February 2005)
Hydraulic presses offer greater job control, speed, easier set-up and small footprint, are more repeatable, as a transducer measures the press position, says a user
Guide shows advantages of power presses
(February 2005)
To help explain the operability and advantages of the D and M Series presses - in capacities from 1000kN to 20MN - Pacific Press Technologies has published a new literature guide
Software and 'soft bending' up pressbrake accuracy
(January 2005)
As well as deploying new software that has increased bending speed by up to 20%, a press brake also features a 'soft bending' movement to increase accuracy and repeatability
Pulsation widens deep drawing scope
(January 2005)
At EuroBLECH, Walter Neff demonstrated a double-action hydraulic press with a pulsating blankholder that performed a deep drawing pass in one instead of two stages
High performance is coupled with pick and sort
(December 2004)
High performance turret punch press with a large sheet processing capability and 30-station turret can be fitted with a cost-effective pick and sort work handling system
Retrofit crossbar feeds at up to 13 strrokes/min
(November 2004)
Transfer press crossbar feeder technology, that allows workpiece orientation, has now been applied to link stand-alone mechanical and hydraulic presses to raise output by up to 13 strokes/min
Hydraulic press increases just-in-time output
(July 2004)
Heating and ventilation specialist has invested in hydraulic press technology to improve the efficiency and output of its pressing division and move into 'just-in-time' manufacturing
Hydraulic press and tooling combo speeds assembly
(June 2004)
Press and tooling combination doubles output of bush and ball joint insertion for control arm assembly by allowing two bushes to be inserted and tested in a single press cycle
Machinery and process safeguarding guide is free
(May 2004)
A free engineering guide to machine and process safeguarding has each product category detailed in product features, options, application examples, specifications and schematic/system drawings
Hydraulic press line has cylinder selection
(April 2004)
In spring 2004, the stamping plant of Mayflower Vehicle Systems in Castle Bromwich/UK launched production on a new hydraulic press line with a total press capacity of 105,000kN
Turret punch press offers indexable up-forming
(March 2004)
A 300kN turret punch press has an up-forming option that offers a combination of conventional up-forming, a new, indexable up-forming station, and the possibility of using existing tooling