Press Equipment

After pressure appHcation, the top punch is removed and the compact is ejected from the cavity by the bottom punch. The cavity is then refilled and is ready for another charge. This cycle is repeated automatically at a rate that varies with the part and size and the complexity and dowabiUty of the powder. Pressing equipment producing relatively small, simple parts can operate at up to 200 parts/min. Rotary presses with multiple die sets are even faster. Table 5 gives the ranges of pressures used for various materials during die compaction. 

Polymer Processing. Polymer films were cast in trimethylsilyl coated glass molds from membrane filtered 15% (w/v) methylene chloride or chloroform solutions. Transparent films were obtained which were dried to constant weight in high vacuum. Rectangular strips or round disks were cut from the films. For compression molding a Carver laboratory press equipped with thermostated, heated platens was used. Polymers were placed in a stainless steel mold and heated to 40 °C above their glass transition temperature. Then a load of 1-2 tons was applied for 5 min. 

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TABLE 12.16. Roll Pressing Equipment Offered by Two Manufacturers... 

Preparation of texturized soybeans can be done in simple dispersed facilities with small-size extrusion and screw-pressing equipments—tractor power take-off-driven if necessary. 

Bench press equipment can make Jacketed bullets and change cartridge cases from one caliber to a nother. A 30-Ob case can be made into 21 other different military and commercial cartridges. Bench equipment Is 5 10 times faster at reloading than Lee Loaders. 

Tablet presses equipped with single-tablet rejection capabilities reject tablets at the point of scrape-off Based on the compression force of the punch station, single tablets are sorted by using a compressed-air blow off or a mechanical fast gate. On single-sided machines (36 stations) both systems work well for both large and small tablets. However, double-sided, highspeed machines may present difficulties for large tablets at high press speeds.

All presses equipped with punch-lubrication systems require oil and dust seals to prevent oil contamination in the product and dust contamination in the turret pimch sockets. These seals are normally double lipped, designed to strip oil on one side and powder on the other. As mentioned previously, some press designs use the lower pimch seals to retain the lower punches. 

Tablet presses equipped to measure tablet weight, thickness, and hardness use the same concepts for force and weight control as presented here. These systems offer the additional flexibility of testing and controlling both tablet thickness and hardness. However, most machine manufacturers and tablet manufacturers have found that additional control of either tablet thickness or hardness is both difficult and costly. It is cost effective to only monitor tablet thickness or hardness and...

Basic Equipment Design Techniques for Reliable Flow A review of the basic design techniques for the blender-to-press equipment. 

Hot mounting uses hot-press equipment as shown in Figure 1.18. A specimen is placed in the cylinder of a press and embedded in polymeric powder. The surface to be examined faces the bottom of the cylinder. Then, the specimen and powder are heated at about 150°C under constant pressure for tens of minutes. Heat and pressure enable the powder to bond with the specimen to form a cylinder. Phenolic (bakelite) is the most widely used polymeric powder for hot mounting. Hot mounting is suitable for most metal specimens. However, if the microstructure of the material changes at the mounting temperature, cold mounting should be used. 

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DMR-9222644. We also acknowledge an NSF Equipment Grant No. DMR-9119460 which allowed the acquisition of hot pressing equipment used in this work. 

Filter press equipped for automatic operation, (Shriver Filters, Eimco Process Equipment Co.)... 

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