Beckwood to supply 800-ton, triple-action press to Weldmac

Beckwood Press Co., St. Louis, a manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation systems and the Triform line of precision forming equipment, has been awarded a contract by Weldmac Mfg. Co. to produce a custom 800-ton, triple-action press that will be used to form high-strength alloys for the aerospace and defense industry.

Scheduled for completion in early 2018, the press will supplement Weldmac’s existing 450- and 150-ton, triple-action presses. It will feature an eight-point gib-guided system with fully adjustable, self-lubricating, graphite-impregnated bronze wear strips.

A 300-ton clamp ram with a 24-in. through-hole secures the blank material during downward draw forming operations. The operator can specify the tonnage on each of the four clamp ram cylinders independently.