Laminating Press Photo Courtesy of Grimco Presses Inc.
As a kid, I thought laminating was something that was only done to paper products that needed additional protection, or were special enough to be glossy and stain-free. Such pieces were rare and wonderful, particularly when I was allowed to help put it through the small laminating machine, which we had at our house, all by myself. The warmth of the page and the Continue reading
Hydraulic Press Photo Courtesy of Phoenix Hydraulic Presses, Inc.
What is so special about a hydraulic press? With so many assembly related machines on the market these days, it is sometimes small but significant differences that result in the purchase of one type of press over another. Of the three major press designs, which also include mechanical and pneumatic power presses, the hydraulic press is arguably the most powerful as well as Continue reading
C-Frame Press Photo Courtesy of Pacific Press Technologies.
Amongst machines that have a broad appeal and numerous functions, there is usually a style or design that is more popular then all the rest. The hydraulic press design that fits such criteria is the C-frame press. Generally speaking, a hydraulic press is powered by fluid and used to exert immense force to an object. The force may be used to Continue reading
Ton Press Photo Courtesy of Savage Engineering & Sales, Inc.
A machine that has been developed to apply intense pressure in terms of tons, even when discussing a small version, is impressive. A ton press is really more of a generalized term for a large variety of heavy duty hydraulic presses that specifically gauge the weight applied in tons, which is a British unit of measurement. The word ton has more than one definition in the Continue reading
There are times when two names are used for the same product, due to the singular popularity of a certain brand name or the equal popularity of two variations of the same product. Occasionally the products will practice the same function, but one of them will practice a couple extra functions as well. This is the case with the laminating press and the Continue reading
Metalworking has always been an industry that wastes a lot of material, simply because the cutting and bending necessary requires trimming excess metal that is hard to reuse. In an environmentally friendly nation and age, such waste must be dealt with. That is partly why machines such as press brakes, particularly hydraulic powered press brakes, have become popular. Because a press brake is a complex machine usually run by a CNC, or Continue reading
Designed exclusively for shaping metal, the forging press is as heavy duty as it gets. Immense amounts of force are necessary to shape a metal block into an alternate shape, particularly to do so with precision. Occasionally heat is also used to soften the metal for the process, although utmost care must be practiced when heating the metal; too much and it will crack or break. Although other hydraulic and Continue reading
Stamping is one of those words that bring many different images to mind. My initial picture that pops into my brain is of my mother helping me make homemade Valentine’s with her detailed collection of rubber stamps and lovely red and pink ink. Stamping also reminds me of my grandfather’s album full of collector’s stamps, which he would let me leaf through whenever I visited his house. Although these are all forms of stamps and stamp related activities, they are worlds away from the industrial stamping press that the word stamping refers to in Continue reading
A common theme found in industrial machinery involves a product category that has many different subcategories within it. Such is the power press, a generalized product name for a piece of machinery that uses force to produce industrial products in mass quantities. Within this category there are three main subcategories, which refer to how they gain power to apply their force. Pneumatic presses, mechanical presses and Continue reading