Case ID:13242
Application Details: Pin Deforming for Bracket Assembly
| Requirement: | Press and tooling package to increase production time and efficiency for the bracket assembly |
| Solution: | Custom Air Hydraulics Model AH-20 Hydrapneumatic Press w/ Tooling Package and manual Feed system with part ejection system |
| Press Model | AH20L-CF-PB Hydropneumatic Press |
| Application | Pin Deformation |
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Case ID:13267
Application Details: Custom Bearing Press for Industrial Powered Vehicle
| Requirement: | 5 ton press for bearing assembly; Press must have two-hand control for advance and retract of press cycle – Factory Safety Requirement |
| Solution: | Air Hydraulics C-300 Air-over-oil press with custom safety features |
| Press Model | Air Hydraulics C-300 Air-over-oil Press |
| Application | Bearing Insertion |
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Case ID: 13144
Application Details: Customer inquired about upgrading from a manual press to an air-over-oil press to fix quality issues they had been experiencing with the installation of shafts into a pump housing. The main goals for the customer were repeatability and efficiency, to improve the flow of the assembly process, while making the job easier for the operator.
| Requirement: | Design a press with minimum 3 tons of force and add barrier guarding for operator safety and create four identical presses. |
| Solution: | Four identical C-300 (5.5 Ton) Air-Over-Oil Presses with Light Curtains and Barrier Guarding |
| Press Model | C-Series C-300 5.5 Ton Air-Over-Oil Press |
| Application | Assembly: Pressing Shafts into Pump Housings |
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Case ID: 0990
Application Details: Design and manufacture a two-hand operator controlled press with an indexing table machine to accept customer designed custom tooling and pressing fixtures
| Requirement: | Design a Semi-Automatic / Operator Initiated Machine with Up to 50 Tons of Force to Stake Bracket Assemblies. Customer To Supply Part Fixtures and Staking Tool |
| Solution: | Custom Designed Two-Hand Controlled Model AH50L-CF Hydropneumatic Press with 1581-8 Station Rotary Indexing Table and a 30” Diameter Sub-Plate Machine to Accept Customer Supplied Fixtures |
This semi-automatic indexing machine is a combination of our 50 Ton AH-Series Hydro-Pneumatic press and our 15” Pneumatic Indexing Table, with two-hand control initiation. This package allows the operator to be in control of loading and unloading the part assemblies, while increasing throughput by relying on the indexing table to consistently align the part assemblies to be staked. This leads to an increase in production speed and product quality, while still allowing the operator to visually inspect the assembly process.
| Press Model | AH50L-CF Hydropneumatic Press with Model 1581-8 Station Rotary Indexing Table |
| Application | Staking / Crimping |
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Case ID: 12495
Application Details: Assemble various size shafts and bushings into a number of different families of pump housings. All pressing operations required verification that the components were installed to the correct depth, along with the correct press force fit.
| Requirement: | Provide a full turnkey solution to accommodate and successfully assemble all the intended pump housing models, with the ability to communicate with the end-user manufacturing software system. Machine to also needed to be equipped with press guarding and safety light curtains. |
| Solution: | Model SIG-400 Air-Hydraulics Force & Distance Monitoring Press designed with a custom slide platen fixture and interchangeable fixtures to accommodate all the various size pump housings. The control system was designed and set-up to communicate with the customer’s internal manufacturing software system to follow and adjust parameters according to each assembly process. Equipped with full press barrier guards & safety light curtains. |
| Press Model | Custom Designed SIG-400 Force and Distance Monitoring Air-over-Oil Press |
| Application | Shaft / Bushing Insertion | Assembly |
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Application Details:Provide a better and safer and more efficient solution for pressing bearings into wheel hub housings. Application was being performed on a manual arbor press.
| Requirement: | Application required a maximum of 6,000 lb. of force to press and seat the bearing into the housing. Machine needed to cycle automatically and also needed to be equipped with proper safety guarding. |
| Solution: | 5.5 Ton Model C-300 Air-Hydraulics Press with two-hand initiated auto cycle, pressure initiated automatic ram return, press barrier guarding, and light curtains |
| Press Model | 5.5 Ton C-Series Air Over Oil Press |
| Application | Bearing Insertion / Press-Fit Assembly |
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Case ID:11500
Application Details: Manufacture and design a newer version of an up-acting bearing press machine, similar to an older, existing machine at the customer’s sister facility.
| Requirement: | Machine needed to be up-acting and produce at least 6,000 lb. of force to press roller bearings onto its mating drive shaft. Machine was to be installed in a new integrated assembly line at one of the customer’s facilities. |
| Solution: | Custom designed 5.5 ton up-acting air over oil press with roller conveyor to match those used in proposed assembly line. Addition of drive shaft carrying fixtures to easily slide the shaft along the conveyor, along with slide-on tooling rings for pressing roller bearings onto the drive shafts. |
| Press Model | Custom Designed Up-Acting C-300 Air-Hydraulics Press |
| Application | Bearing Pressing / Press Fit |
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Case ID: 10418
Application Details: A world renowned life science company needed a fully automatic press for their filtration element project.
| Requirement: | The press needed to consistently generate up to 8 tons of force in a semi-cleanroom environment, protected from outside elements during the pressing process. It also needed the ability to be automatically cycled. |
| Solution: | Custom designed Model C-400 Air-Hydraulics Press with an enclosed interlock guarding, auto mode of operation, and an auxiliary air tank to accommodate any factory airline fluctuations. |
| Press Model | 10-Ton C-400 Air Over Oil Press |
| Application | Pressing / Part Assembly |
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Case ID: 12680
Application Details: Automotive Seal Insertion Press
| Requirement: | Provide a more efficient solution for the installation of metal encased seals into light truck wheel hub assemblies. |
| Solution: | A 2.5 ton air over oil press with an end of ram gas spring pressing tool, roller conveyor fixture with air cylinder guided part alignment, designed to provide controlled press insertion. Press was equipped with an interlocked counterbalance door, a light curtain guarded entrance and exit, as well as two-hand safety operation with PLC controls. |
| Press Model | 2.5 Ton C-Series Air Over Oil Press |
| Application | Assembly – Insertion |
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Case ID:12084
Application Details: Life Science Filtration Element
| Requirement: | Provide a more efficient solution to eject the filtration elements from their mold cavity. |
| Solution: | A 5.5 ton air over oil press, custom designed with manual slide fixture, a polyoxymethylene nesting fixture, and a guided die set to engage and separate the filtration element from the cavity with one press stroke. |
| Press Model | 5.5 Ton C-Series Air Over Oil Press |
| Application | Part Separation / Press Out / Mold Ejection |
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