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: 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: 9729
Application Details: For this custom designed indexing machine, the operator simply needs to initiate the automatic cycle and load parts continuously onto the part fixtures. The indexer automatically cycles each part to the pre-crimping station and then to the final crimp station. After the final crimp station, the part is indexed to the unload station where it is ejected into a tote by an air blow off device.
| Requirement: | Manufacture a high production turnkey pressing machine to crimp small metal identification “Shell Can” lids |
| Solution: | Semi-Automatic Two-Stage Air Press Crimping Machine with Rotary Indexing Table and Air Blow Feature for Unloading |
This fully automated indexing press allows consistent press crimping and alignment, providing a significant increase in overall production speed and quality by reducing load times and human error.
| Press Model | Two Custom Designed 2-Ton Air Presses with Model 1092-8 Station Indexing Table |
| Application | Crimping / Forming |
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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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Case ID: 9916
Application Details: A global leader in the mobile connectivity industry needed a more streamlined solution to adhere the main panel assembly for an in-motion antenna system
| Requirement: | Apply and hold pressure on a 2-piece main antenna panel assembly for an extended period of time, while the adhesive between the two pieces cured |
| Solution: | Custom designed 1 ton, 4-post air press with movable middle platen, complete with two-hand actuated controls with pressure initiated clamping circuit and an adjustable time-out notification indicator |
| Press Model | Model 28-A Adjustable Air Press |
| Application | Pressing |
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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:12181
Application Details: Multi-Stage Fastener Pressing Application
| Requirement: | Ability to control the pressing force in the first operation of the fastener assembly and then control pressing distance on the final operation of the fastener assembly. |
| Solution: | Outfit the press with a special Electric Dual Opto-Touch Control Package, Jog Control Circuit and Selectable Pressure/Distance Ram Return alongside a Custom Designed Guarding & Light Curtain Package. |
| Press Model | Special 10 Ton SH300/400 Hydraulic Press |
| Application | Joining: Multi-Stage Fastener Pressing |
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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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