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Articles tagged with "hydraulic presses"
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A new use for hydraulic presses: Hardening crash-relevant body partsThe use of high-strength steels (HSS) and ultrahigh-strength steels (UHSS) has made stamping complex structural automotive components increasingly difficult and capital-intensive. Changing from traditional stamping (at room temperature on a mechanical press) to hot stamping (at elevated temperatures on a hydraulic press, with a water-cooled die for quenching) provides a suitable alternative for OEMs that produce these challenging parts.
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Preventive maintenance for hydraulic presses: Daily and yearly checkups save time, money |
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Pairing the right hydraulic press with your application: Getting the best return on investment with the right returnChoosing the right hydraulic press for your application is crucial. Identifying the right press capability up front can eliminate additional costs and startup delays. Four primary hydraulic press return capabilities are return on position, return on pressure, return on pressure with dwell capability, or combinations of the three. Shown is a press with return on pressure capabilities.
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A need for speed: Dana Corp. increases capacity with three automated hydraulic press linesCurrently, Dana's Chatham, Ontario division produces several heat shields for fluid-management systems including heat exchangers, valves, and coolers. With higher demand yields and new orders, the stamper needed an automated press line that could improve uptime, quality, and reliability.
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Stamping complex parts: Hydraulic presses expand deep-draw capabilitiesBy adding sophisticated hydraulic deep-draw press technology, Tools Inc. was able to greatly enhance its in-house forming and production capabilities.
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Getting hydraulic press problems under control: Control system upgrade solves reliability problems, expands press capabilitiesArco Industries Inc. bought a 15-year-old, 500-ton Tranemo hydraulic punching press with an antiquated control system. For about one-quarter the cost of a new press, Arco was able to rejuvenate an obsolete press by providing it with contemporary levels of control and productivity.
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Meeting global challenges through employee rewards: Gainsharing can be a big step toward staying competitiveArco Industries Inc. bought a 15-year-old, 500-ton Tranemo hydraulic punching press with an antiquated control system. For about one-quarter the cost of a new press, Arco was able to rejuvenate an obsolete press by providing it with contemporary levels of control and productivity.
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Drawing on new experiences: Whirlpool Corporation's new line is a flexible approach to refrigerator door fabricationIn the past metal forming in the appliance industry meant giant presses with expensive tooling. Lead-times were forever, and change didn't come easy. Whirlpool Corp. in Fort Smith, Ark., is taking a new approach to metal forming, and flexible technologies are the key.
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Viking's range of choices: Appliance-maker chooses a hydraulic press system with precise stamping capabilitiesThe stainless steel stampings Viking Range produces often require complex draws and piercing, as well as sharp corners and creases—with flawless exterior finishes. Viking has moved from outsourcing its stampings to using press brakes to investing in hydraulic presses of increasing capacity and sophistication—all in an effort to gain greater control over the design, quality, and availability of stamped parts.
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How to keep hydraulic presses running: Know thy press: In sickness and in healthSeveral preventive maintenance steps can help extend hydraulic press life. Press operators who stay in tune with their press and establish good, consistent maintenance practices from the beginning will benefit the most.
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Turning it around (fast): Flexible hydraulic press technology helps stamper meet tight customer deadlinesWhile other Midwest manufacturers are struggling, plumbing manufacturer Bradley Corp. is projecting it will double in size in the next four years. This growth is attributed to the company's flexibility—its ability to adapt equipment, processes, and scheduling to quickly turn around incoming customer orders.
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A new standard in forming bathtubs: American Standard introduces new technology to a older forming lineThe main hurdle to automating American Standard's bathtub forming line in its Salem, Ohio, facility was integrating new material handling tools into the older press line.
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Maintain a reliable press system with today's competitive pressures |
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Cómo mantener las prensas hidráulicas operando: Aprenda todo lo que pueda sobreLa posicin inicial de la parte plana est hacia el lado equivocado o est al revs de su flujo natural? Usted est trabajando de izquierda a derecha cuando su movimiento natural es de derecha a izquierda? La clave para un doblado exitoso es acomodar la prensa de forma que usted trabaje con su flujo natural.
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8 Things you should know about your hydraulic press: Press checks and maintenance keep it running at peak performanceWhat should you do to keep your hydraulic press running? Know your press--when it is working properly or when it needs attention. You can extend press life and maximize your investment by keeping your eyes and ears tuned and by performing 8 preventative maintenance steps.
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Hydraulic presses for hot stamping meet weight, safety mandates: It's all in the dwellHot stamping of automotive structural safety components developed in response to mandates levied by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 1 to improve vehicle crash integrity while also reducing vehicle weight to help meet fuel efficiency standards. Heating a high-strength steel (HSS) component of a boron-steel alloy to the austenitic range—a super-heated solid solution state, ~ 1,700 degrees F (950 degrees C)—improved drawability, and then quickly cooling the part in a water-cooled die, or quenching, transformed the crystalline structure, increasing the formed component's strength-to-weight ratio.
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Metal former today, compression molder tomorrow: If you have a hydraulic press, you have a great foundation for exploring a whole new world of composites formingThe difference between a hydraulic press used to form metal stampings and a compression molding press used to form parts out of composite materials isn't that great. Could a metal former make the jump into composites forming? With a lesson in materials handling and some customers, a metal former might be able to make the jump.
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Cushioning the blow: Detroit-area toolmaker aims to draw a bead on new opportunitiesHercules Machine Tool & Die Co. has intalled a fully programmable hydraulic cushion onto a mechanical press in hopes that it can cut down on try-out time and attract more business involving specialty stamped parts
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A new energy in appliance manufacturing: 13 SEER provides springboard for revamped manufacturing strategiesIn January 2006, a new 13 SEER mandate for appliancemakers takes effect. Although it isn't the only thing driving change in manufacturers' product designs, it is providing a springboard for manufacturers to make changes in their products that will help meet increasing customer demands.
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