Presses feature built-in absolute accuracy.
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Flexopresses® have zero-clearance ball or roller bearing ram guidance system that guarantees ram-to-bed travel and ram face-to-bed parallelism of .0005 in. per ft or less. High Speed C-Frame Flywheel Presses range from 15 to 75 tons and up to 1,200 strokes/sec; Straight Side Flywheel and Back Geared Presses range from 30 to 400 tons and up to 800 strokes/min; and Horizontal Flywheel and Back Geared Presses range from 60 to 200 tons with bed sizes up to 60 x 28 in.Original Press Release:
Versatile, Dependable Flexopresses® from Precision Set New Standards In Absolute Accuracy and Die Life
CINCINNATI, OH (June 24, 2002) -The entire line of versatile, dependable Flexopresses® from Precision Industrial Automation, Inc., part of PIA Group, Inc., offer unparalleled levels of built-in absolute accuracy for any pressing or blanking operation, ensuring longer life for costly and complex press dies.
With a unique zero-clearance ball or roller bearing ram guidance system that requires no lubrication clearance - standard on all models - Flexopresses guarantee ram-to-bed travel of .0005" per foot or less, regardless of stroke length, and ram face-to-bed
parallelism of .0005" per foot or less. The zero-clearance ball bearing ram guidance system also virtually eliminates heat buildup and thermal expansion.
Because the Flexopress ram always repeats in the same place, the die need not find itself at the bottom of the stroke to compensate for the lubrication clearance in the ram, said Ed Spencer, Precision Product Manager - Presses.
"The degree to which die life will be extended depends entirely on the specific die set, but the Flexopress will invariably improve die life," Spencer explained.
Standard Flexopresses are available in a variety of configurations, including:
- High Speed C-Frame Flywheel Presses from 15 to 75 tons and up to 1,200 strokes per second.
- Straight Side Flywheel and Back Geared Presses from 30 to 400 tons and up to 800 strokes per minute.
- Horizontal Flywheel and Back Geared Presses from 60 to 200 tons with bed sizes up to 60" x 28".
- S Series Presses designed specifically for the foil industry, available in both-back gear and flywheel models in C-frame, horizontal and straight side configurations from 22 to 200 tons.
Flexopresses are also manufactured in inclined and special configurations and Precision engineers design custom presses to meet specific requirements and solve customers' unique manufacturing challenges.
All Flexopress models are equipped with: a crankshaft Precision-ground from a one-piece 4340 steel forging, compression full film bronze alloy crankshaft and connecting bearing rods.
Pressurized automatic lubrication, tonnage monitor and a bearing temperature monitoring system are standard equipment on the entire Flexopress line.
PIA Group, Inc. designs innovative, engineered manufacturing systems and solutions with a full range of in-house capabilities. Those specialties include simultaneous engineering, project management, design, manufacturing machine
validation, training, installation and service support. For more than 50 years PIA's two subsidiaries, Precision Industrial Automation Inc. and Weldun International, Ltd., have created an array of engineering, assembly and test solutions to maximize customers' efficiency and productivity. Industries served include appliances, automotive, consumer products, electronics, medical devices and healthcare, and office furniture.
For more information about how Flexopresses can meet your manufacturing challenges, contact Precision at 3520 Ibsen Ave., Cincinnati OH 45209, phone (513) 351-3300, fax (513) 351-4666, or visit the Website at www.piagroup.com
