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Article: The versatility of the hydraulic press: some basic characteristics to consider when evaluating the equipment for the press room.(METAL FORMING & FABRICATING)
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- Fabricating & Metalworking
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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Until recently, the most common production press used in industry was the mechanical press, a force-delivering machine where power is derived from a rotated crankshaft. But in 1991 shipments of hydraulic presses surpassed mechanical ones, and they have become a major factor in the U.S. market ever since.
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During the past decade hydraulic presses have gone through continual changes in technology, including seals, hydraulic pumps and stronger hoses and couplings designed to minimize maintenance, along with programmable logic controllers and other electronics offering speed and flexibility.
With markets changing rapidly many ...