Help with Punch Presses specifications:
Technology
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| Drive Technology: | |||
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| Air / Pneumatic | The press is driven or powered by a pneumatic cylinder. | ||
| Hydraulic | The press is driven or powered by a hydraulic cylinder. Hydraulic presses can generate extremely high forces to form metals or other materials. | ||
| Hydro-mechanical | Hydro-mechanical presses are driven by a hydraulic cylinder or hydraulic motor. | ||
| Manual | The press is driven or powered by hand, or with manual force that is magnified with screw, lever, or other mechanism. | ||
| Mechanical | The press is driven by a rotary motor through a screw, toggle, lever, or other mechanism. | ||
| Servo (Driven / Control) | The press or machine is servo-controlled or directly driven by a servo motor. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary technologies. | ||
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| Automation / Control: | |||
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| Manual (Footswitch / Pendant / Pushbutton) | The press is controlled manually through an operator interface device such as a footswitch, pendant, or push-button controls. | ||
| Automatic / Indexing | The press or forming machine automatically loads parts into the system and operates without operator intervention. The machine changes or adjusts tooling and other parameters, such as speed or applied load, in a pre-programmed manner. | ||
| CNC Control | A CNC controller is used to program and perform a sequence of operations on the press. | ||
| PLC Controller | A PLC controller is used to program and perform a sequence of operations on the press. | ||
| Windows® / PC Control | The press or forming machine is controlled or programmed through a PC interface. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary automation or control technology. | ||
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Specifications
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| Capacity / Operating Force: | The operating press load required to cut or form a part or rivet assembly during production. The rated capacity of a press is the ton pressure, which the slide or ram will safely exert at the bottom of the stroke while working within the range of the press. In a mechanical press, the capacity is determined by the bending capacity of the main shaft (crank, toggle, or eccentric shaft). | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Rate: | The number of forming, punching operations, or units produced per time; and usually stated as the number of strokes, hits, cut-outs, cycles or hits per minute that the machine is capable of performing. In a progressive or indexing on complex parts, the total production rate will depend on the number of steps or operations required to fabricate the complete part. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Stations: | The number stations in an indexing, automatic press, such as a turret punch press. The turret holds several different tool sets that rotate into place allowing the punch press to perform a series of operations for the production of complex parts. | ||
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Sheet Capacity
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| Thickness: | The sheet or web thickness that can be punched, formed or converted. | ||
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| Working Length (X): | The sheet length (largest dimension, X) or working distance from right to left (R to L) that can be punched, formed or converted by the machine. | ||
| Search Logic: | User may specify either, both, or neither of the "At Least" and "No More Than" values. Products returned as matches will meet all specified criteria. | ||
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| Width / Working Depth (Y): | The sheet width (smallest dimension, Y) or working depth from front to back (F to B) that can be punched, formed or converted by the machine. | ||
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Special Features
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| Features | |||
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| Coil / Web Feeder | Coil feeders and web feeders are integral or optional sub-systems that are used to feed sheet-metal coil stock, or cut strips and other web materials. | ||
| Integral Cut-Off / Shear | Machines provide the integral shearing or cut-off of sheet or web materials, or excess scrap material. Examples include a flying shear on a rolling mill machine. | ||
| Integral Laser Cutter | Presses feature an integral laser-cutting system to provide additional fabrication capabilities. | ||
| Load / Press Monitor | Presses have sensors and monitoring systems for detecting the load and thickness of compacted materials. | ||
| Manufacturing Cell (Loader / Stacker) | Presses are complete manufacturing cells, production lines, or turnkey systems with material handlers, degreasing units, or other sub-systems for fabricating parts from coils, metal sheets, or web materials. Alternatively, these press or stamping systems may have loading, stacking, or destacking features for handling sheets, parts, or materials. | ||
| Multi-station | Multi-station presses use rotary tooling or turrets, progressive dies, transfer systems, or other multi-station die sets. Rotary turret punch presses are automatic machines that index the material and select the required tool from the rotary tool holding device or turret, usually by computer control. Depending on the program selected, turret punch presses are used for piercing, blanking and forming workpieces. | ||
| Multi-Tool | Multi-tool systems consist of multiple tool turrets within a single turret. They provide automatic indexing. | ||
| Rotary Turret | Rotary turret punch presses are automatic machines that index the material and use a computerized control mechanism to select the required tool from the rotary tool-holding device or turret. Depending on the program selected, turret punch presses are used for piercing, blanking, and forming workpieces. | ||
| Other | Other unlisted, specialized, or proprietary features. | ||
| Search Logic: | All products with ANY of the selected attributes will be returned as matches. Leaving all boxes unchecked will not limit the search criteria for this question; products with all attribute options will be returned as matches. | ||
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