Press Technology Tech Cell

Welcome to the Press Technology Tech Cell. Here you will find information on high-speed stamping presses, hydraulic stamping presses, mechanical stamping presses, servo stamping presses, and transfer presses.

The growth of the servo-driven press

Traditional mechanical presses remain dominant in industry, but sales of servo presses have gone into high gear in recent years. Controlling the press stroke turns out to have many advantages, and the technology’s adopters are reaping the benefits.

Not your father’s fineblanking

Fineblankng now can produce not only flat parts, but also those with 3-D features, often to size and position tolerances of less than +/- 0.025 mm. It also offers extremely high part-to-part repeatability; the first part and the millionth part are identical. A confluence of technologies has made such parts a reality.

Taiwan’s river of commerce

Taiwanese metal manufacturers have grown from small, family involved entrepreneurial shops to world-class suppliers of parts and technology.

Repair, rebuild, or scrap the press?

From the perspective of a field service professional, the choice to repair, rebuild, or look for a new press isn't that hard of a decision. It's just a matter of clearly looking at the current shape of the press and what it will take to get it up to performance specs.

Developing a servo press knowledge base

Since Qualtek Manufacturing invested in its servo presses several years ago, it has been gradually building up a working knowledge base--specific stroke recipes, tooling tweaks, and other information--that has turned out to be valuable intellectual property.

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Servomotors in press bed increase force distribution, reduce deflection

Schuler has developed the TwinServo Technology (TST) drive concept, featuring two decentralized servomotors in the press bed. The slide is pulled, not pushed, downward, making the force flow more direct and reducing deflection by about 30 percent, according to the manufacturer. Tilting...

Servomotors in press bed increase force distribution, reduce deflection

Schuler has developed the TwinServo Technology (TST) drive concept, featuring two decentralized servomotors in the press bed. The slide is pulled, not pushed, downward, making the force flow more direct and reducing deflection by about 30 percent, according to the manufacturer. Tilting...

Flying cutoff press's servo drive adds flexibility for various operations

Airam Press Co. Ltd. has designed and engineered a pneumatic flying cutoff press that uses a servo drive for stamping, punching, cutting, and piercing materials such as steel and aluminum. It can be used as part of a stamping workcell, to anchor the front or back of a roll forming line, and...

Modular, triaxis transfer helps improve production efficiency

Schuler has unveiled the Intra Trans modular transfer. Designed for installation on all progressive and transfer presses, it allows for the production of larger parts in existing presses, as it can use the complete width of the press window. The transfer's ability to perform multiple...

Mechanical stamping presses introduced

Nidec Minster Corp. has announced the introduction of the MMC Press line of mechanical stamping presses to markets in North and South America. The machines are manufactured by Ningbo CFG Machinery Co. in Ningbo, China. The line includes single- and two-point gap and unitized-frame...

Hydraulic press designed for forming, trimming, coining

Greenerd Press & Machine Co. Inc. has built a new, small-footprint, 150-ton, gib-guided hydraulic press for a U.S. tool manufacturing application. The robot-fed press offers short lead times for forming, trimming, and coining a heated part in a three-station tool, the company reports....