Hydraulic Presses
300 Ton Composite Molding Press for Medical Lab Testing Components
TMP, A Division of French recently developed a custom 300-ton heavy-duty, downacting composite molding press for a customer that molds components for medical laboratory testing facilities. The 300-ton hydraulic press features a heavy-duty ground headblock to yield low deflection levels. The press bolster is furnished with extended full-circle guides to…
500 Ton Hydraulic Press Custom Designed to Form Aircraft Parts
French recently developed a TMP-style four-post, downacting 500 ton hydraulic press machine with controls and hydraulics specially designed for forming metal aircraft parts. The custom press features a large 60 x 144 inch work area. The press bolster was designed with multiple tee slots for ease of die changing and…
Vision Series Hydraulic Press Boosts Production & Cuts Energy Use
French recently custom designed a Vision Series Hydraulic Press with a 75-ton high-temperature heating press and a 30-ton cooling press integrated with a central hydraulic and electrical system. Separating the heating and cooling press units gives the customer two improvements to their molding process, increased production and reduced energy consumption.…
Heavy Duty Hydraulic Presses Efficiently Bond Friction Materials
We recently designed two slab side hydraulic presses for the bonding of friction materials used in heavy construction vehicles. The low deflection press design was built in two sizes, a 1300-ton press with 56-inch square heated platens and a smaller 520-ton press with 36-inch square heated platens, both for heating…
TMP Automatic 250 Ton Hydraulic Press for Cold Pot Transfer Molding
TMP, A Division of French offers a new heavy-duty slab side automatic hydraulic vacuum press for cold pot transfer molding parts for the automotive industry. The low-deflection 250-ton press is fitted with 20” x 20” solid steel platens with heating elements divided into multiple zones for enhanced temperature uniformity. In…
French 400 Ton Hydraulic Press Rebuilds Increase Customer’s Profits
French’s hydraulic press rebuilding services improve customers’ profit through increased production and energy savings, reduced safety hazards, enhanced press reliability and part quality with lower scrap rates. A French customer, who specializes in the friction material molding of parts used in commercial and military aircraft braking systems, hired French to…
1,000 Ton Lamination Press with Twin Hydraulic Press Arrangements
Low Profile Lamination Press Improves Production And Lowers Costs TMP, a global hydraulic press manufacturer for the printed circuit board and plastic card lamination markets, introduces a patented (pending) low-profile hydraulic lamination press that improves production and reduces costs. Because this hydraulic press is installed at floor level, no pit…
French Hydraulic Presses – Superior Value, Superior Service
For nearly a century, The Timken Company, based in Canton, Ohio, has been a loyal customer of French Oil Mill Machinery Co. While Timken continues to modernize its technology and steel processing operations, the company still relies on one of its oldest and most trusted machines — a 68-year-old French 500-ton hydraulic press that remains…
French Brings Profitability to Rubber Molder’s Existing Process
French Oil Mill Machinery Company’s Isobar® and Isoplaten® thermodynamic technology provides the rubber molding industry with a major breakthrough in processing high-quality molded parts at a lower cost, increasing customer’s profitability. This is achieved by applying more uniform cure rates at optimum processing temperatures, which decreases cycle times, reduces maintenance…
Automatic Hydraulic Rubber Transfer Molding Platen Press Increases Production Efficiency
Technical Machine Products (TMP) introduced a fully automatic hydraulic press system that is designed to increase efficiency. Although available in any size, the Model T770 rubber transfer molding press produces a rapid shot size of 20 pounds or higher. This 770-ton platen press utilizes servo hydraulics to control the size…