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Hydraulic Presses

At French, we are proud to create, manufacture and support custom hydraulic press designs that are engineered to meet your exact needs. They are typically used for rubber molding, composite molding, lamination, forming, bonding and various other applications. Our hydraulic press designs generally range from 20 tons to 2,000 tons with either sideplate or column construction, C-frame or H-frame, and up-acting or down-acting capabilities. We also offer various heated platen sizes for compression, transfer, lamination or vacuum molding. In addition to our own line of hydraulic presses, French offers presses engineered by TMP, A Division of French.

The Benefits of French Hydraulic Press Designs

As an ISO-certified, 4th-generation family-owned U.S. company that has grown to serve businesses all around the world, our presses are well known in the industry for quality and dependability. Our heavy-duty construction guarantees many years of reliable operation with minimum downtime. For example, many French hydraulic presses built in the 1940s and 1950s still perform reliably today.

French’s hydraulic press designs are continually being improved by quality-driven programs. We consistently upgrade them with enhancements in automation and advanced electrical control systems. So, when our clients work with us, they know they have access to top-of-the-line technology and resources. Our hydraulic presses are world-renowned for their superior value, very low deflection, rugged construction, patented taper keys, long life and industry-leading three-year warranty. Our floor-standing hydraulic press models deliver uniform molded parts that require less post handling and fewer rejected parts. We typically engineer our custom hydraulic presses to deliver 0.001″ deflection per linear foot, but we can design systems to meet either tighter or larger deflection targets. Ultimately, we build our products to help optimize your process, improve part quality and give you the lowest life cycle costs.

Automated 350 Ton Sideplate Hydraulic Press System

Automated 350 ton sideplate hydraulic press system for rubber and composite molding

450 Ton Hydraulic Press

450 ton hydraulic press

Automatic Hydraulic Press Solutions

French offers numerous production-improving hydraulic press automation solutions to complement our reliable hydraulic press designs. Whether you want to retrofit your existing hydraulic press, or you are in the market for a new press system, French engineers partner with you to understand your processing applications and custom design the best solution for your manufacturing requirements. From individual options such as light curtains, vacuum packages, shuttle systems and loading/unloading systems to complete integrated turnkey systems, French will supply solutions that can increase production, save energy and improve part quality while lowering your operating costs. An example is provided below:

French Automated 350 Ton Hydraulic Press

Molding Processes

Depending on the part, material, volume, part size and part shape requirements, we can optimize a particular molding process for cost and part quality. Some of the most commonly used molding processes include:

Isobars® & Isoplatens®: Thermodynamic Technology for Advanced Molding Performance

French provides engineered thermal solutions with guaranteed results, equating to:

  • Increased Profitability
  • Increased Production Rates
  • Advanced Temperature Uniformity
  • Improved Part Quality
  • Energy Savings
  • Decreased Cure Time
  • Reduced Scrap Rate
  • Reduced Maintenance
  • Simple Temperature Control
  • Single Zone Control

With Isobar® heat pipe & Isoplaten® heated platen technology, French integrates hydraulic press technology and thermodynamic heated platen technology for high production, profit-oriented molding systems that help your bottom line.

French owns the exclusive license from Acrolab to sell Isobar® Super Thermal Conductors and for the manufacture and sale of Isoplatens® within the rubber molding and processing industry in North America. Isobar® and Isoplaten® are registered trademarks of Acrolab Ltd.

Hydraulic Press Applications

French Oil Mill Machinery Co. offers a wide variety of reliable French and TMP hydraulic press designs and tonnages to accommodate your needs.

Our hydraulic presses can be designed with capacities up to 2,000 tons and higher. Common sizes requested include: 30 ton200 ton250 ton300 ton400 ton450 ton500 ton and 1000 ton.

Every French and TMP hydraulic press design has a well-deserved reputation for ruggedness and reliability, so you can be sure your chosen solution will last a long time to come.

250 Ton Hydraulic Press System

French 400 ton hydraulic press for manufacturing aircraft components

All French and TMP designs and hydraulic presses incorporate highly dependable hydraulic and electrical systems and low deflection. These and other design features employed in our designs not only extend the life of the press but also produce more consistent and higher-quality parts. They contribute to the lowering of production costs by reducing scrap rate and post-handling requirements.

French also offers a three-year limited warranty, which is three times longer than the industry standard. This dependability helps reduce total life cycle costs while improving overall profitability.

The links below will provide you with details about some of the many industries we serve with our hydraulic presses:

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