ARTICLES & EVENTS
Custom Features for Hydraulic Presses
For nearly a century, we have manufactured more than 4,500 custom hydraulic presses for rubber molding, composite molding, laminating, forming, bonding and various additional applications. Hydraulic presses are a large part of our company’s core product and service offering. We’ve seen it all, and have been thought leaders in the…
Custom 400 Ton Hydraulic Press Composite Molding System
French and TMP composite presses come in upacting or downacting configurations and are typically designed with very low deflection, +/- .001” per foot calculated with a load fully distributed over the entire platen. Custom platen sizes and configurations are available with tonnage capacity to 2,000 tons and packages for high…
French Expands Machining Capability with CNC Machine Tool Investment
We have expanded our machining capability with the recent investment in three new CNC machine tools. We upgraded our Piqua, Ohio, manufacturing facility with a bridge milling machine, a vertical turning lathe and a horizontal machining center. The aggressive investment replaced our aging manual machines, advancing the capabilities and the sustainability…