For more than 125 years, French Oil has engineered custom hydraulic presses built to your exact process requirements. From our 225,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Piqua, Ohio, we design and build presses from 5 to 2,000 tons for applications in composite molding, PCB lamination, rubber processing, oilseed extraction, dewatering, and beyond. Every custom hydraulic press we build starts with a conversation with your engineering team and ends with a system configured to perform at your specific pressures, temperatures, cycle times, and part geometries, not a catalog spec retrofitted to your process.
What We Build: Custom Hydraulic Press Systems from 5 to 2,000 Tons
French Oil manufactures custom hydraulic presses in a range of frame configurations, sideplate, column (2-post and 4-post), and clamshell, each selected based on your application's platen access requirements, daylight needs, and structural demands. Our in-house engineering team specifies cylinder sizes, hydraulic system components, platen configurations, heating systems, and control packages as an integrated design, not an assembly of off-the-shelf components.
Custom hydraulic press capacities we engineer and build:
- 5 to 100 ton laboratory and production presses for composite R&D, PCB prototyping, and specialty forming
- 100 to 500 ton production presses for composite molding, rubber processing, and lamination
- 500 to 2,000 ton heavy industrial presses for dewatering, oilseed processing, and large-format composite manufacturing
Custom Hydraulic Press Applications
French Oil custom hydraulic presses serve demanding applications across a wide range of industries. Our engineering team has designed solutions for:
- Hydraulic composite press systems for aerospace-grade laminate molding and carbon fiber part fabrication
- Hydraulic molding press systems for rubber, silicone, and thermoplastic compression and transfer molding
- Hydraulic lamination press systems for PCB and electronic component bonding with tight temperature uniformity requirements
- Hydraulic dewatering press systems for solid-liquid separation in food, agriculture, and industrial processing
- Oilseed and biodiesel hydraulic pressing for continuous and batch extraction operations
- Specialty forming and test press systems for laboratory, medical device, and sporting goods manufacturing
In-House Manufacturing: 225,000 Sq Ft, ISO 9001:2015 Certified
Every custom hydraulic press is built at our Piqua, Ohio facility under ISO 9001:2015 certified quality procedures. French Oil's machining and fabrication capabilities cover the full production sequence, from raw structural steel through precision machining, assembly, hydraulic system integration, and electrical controls installation. We do not outsource core manufacturing.
Our machine tools include CNC machining centers, a bridge mill, a vertical turning lathe, a horizontal machining center, and manual machining equipment for a full range of part sizes and tolerances. Crane capacities of 30 tons and hook clearances of 23 feet support large-frame press assembly. Our Certified SolidWorks Users produce full assembly diagrams, foundation loading drawings, and detailed machining documentation for every project.
Engineering Tools: 3D SolidWorks, FEA, and Parametric Design
Our engineers design custom hydraulic press frames and systems using 3D SolidWorks with parametric modeling, enabling rapid customization of proven frame architectures while maintaining design integrity. Finite element analysis (FEA) validates structural performance under press loading, and field laser-alignment data from operating presses informs ongoing design refinements. Every press frame and hydraulic system is validated before it leaves our facility.
Project Management: Dedicated Point of Contact, Start to Finish
Every custom hydraulic press order at French Oil is assigned a dedicated Project Manager with direct expertise in the machine type involved. Your Project Manager coordinates engineering approval drawings, production schedules, manual delivery, and any field questions. Gantt chart project tracking is available on request. The goal is a clear line of communication from first engineering consultation through installation and startup.
Why Engineers and Procurement Teams Choose French Oil
French Oil is not a catalog press manufacturer. We do not offer standard presses with a list of add-on options. We engineer each custom hydraulic press from a complete understanding of your process, your materials, your cycle requirements, your facility constraints, and your long-term production goals. Buyers in 80+ countries have relied on French Oil presses for decades, in some cases for the full operating life of a facility.
What that means in practice:
- Every press is configured to your tonnage, platen size, daylight, heating, and control requirements
- You work with engineers, not a quote configurator or a distributor channel
- ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing with documented quality records on every build
- Factory and site acceptance testing support available for programs requiring formal qualification
- Aftermarket parts, rebuild, retrofit, and repair services extend the operating life of your investment
FAQ
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Tell us your process requirements, tonnage, platen size, application, material, and any cycle or temperature specifications. Our engineering team will respond with a configuration recommendation and a quote. French Oil customers in more than 80 countries trust us to build the right press for the job, not the closest catalog option. Contact us to start the conversation.
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