Tools power presses

Power presses are used where high rates of production are required. A power press may be identified by the design of the frame and its capacity - i.e. the maximum force capable of being delivered at the work, e.g. 500kN ( 50 tons ). The source of power may be mechanical or hydraulic. Different types of press are available in a wide range of capacities, the choice depending on the type of operation, the force required for the operation and the size and type of tooling used. 

General Requirements for all Machinery OSHA 1910.212 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC Mechanical Power Presses OSHA 1910.217 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, DC Machine Tools—Manufacturing Systems/Cells—Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use ANSI B 11.12, American National Standards Institute, New York, NY... 

These regulations require that power presses embodying a flywheel and clutch mechanism must have the tools set and safety devices checked by a properly trained person. 

Special devices or hand tools for placing objects in power presses allow the operator s hands and arms to remain away from the point of operation. 

The Regulations defined a power press as being a press or press brake which in either case is used wholly or partly for the working of cold metal by means of tools or for the purpose of die proving is power driven and embodies a flywheel and clutch. Hydraulic and pneumatic presses were beyond the scope of these Regulations. 

The setting, resetting, adjusting or trying out of tools on a power press and the proving of the guarding arrangements may only be carried out by someone who ... 

Hand tool safety Guide to selection and proper use. Hand Tool Institute, White Plains, NY, 1976. Power Press Safety Manual, 5th ed. National Safety Council, Itasca, IL, 2002. 

Over the years the performance standards of hydraulic equipment have risen. Whereas a pressure of about 1000 psi used to be adequate for industrial hydraulic systems, nowadays systems operating with pressures of 2000-3500psi are common. Pressures above 5000psi are to be found in applications such as large presses for which suitable high-pressure pumps have been developed. Additionally, systems have to provide increased power densities, more accurate response, better reliability and increased safety. Their use in numerically controlled machine tools and other advanced control systems creates the need for enhanced filtration. Full flow filters as fine as 1-10 micron retention capabilities are now to be found in many hydraulic systems. 

The part sizes are limited by the tool sizes such as moulds, dies, autoclaves or winding machines and by the power and the size of equipment such as presses, bags, pultrusion machines, etc. 

Slade, D., Ferreira, D., and Marais, J.P.J., Circular dichroism, a powerful tool for the assessment of absolute configuration of flavonoids. Phytochemistry, 2005, in press. 

Forging, as an effective industrial metal-shaping process, made its first appearance during Ihe industrial revolution of the late 18th century, when the first steam-powered hammers were developed. Over the years, laiger forging presses have been developed to replace these earliest tools they have been automated to an impressive extent. 

Since the second edition of this dictionary was published in 1999, Internet search engines have become much more powerful and they complement printed works such as this. Historical material on the chemical industry (before about 1980) is poorly covered on the Internet, although the coverage is improving. Current information on established commercial processes is well covered by the Internet, which is used as a sales tool by process developers, but it needs to be accessed by combinations of keywords. Use of this dictionary to suggest such keywords will shorten the search. Currently active development projects that are monitored by the more ephemeral technical business press are less well documented on the Internet and are most effectively accessed by using the references in this book. 

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