Retrofitting a prog-die press for transfer operations - Wringing more profit from an old press


Retrofitting a prog-die press for transfer operations - Wringing more profit from an old press
Converting a current press to a transfer press requires altering the press, transfer dies, and the transfer system. Some presses are suitable for conversion, some are not. With a proper transfer retrofit, an old press can become a fully programmable state-of-the-art transfer press.
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