The book you'll rely on to understand just how presses work and how to solve pressworking problems involving press testing, selection and maintenance, die operations, lubricants, and safety equipment. This comprehensive text focuses on the basics of pressworking and provides an overview of pressworking technology for operators and managers. Examples of the press data detailed include: controls, drives, cost and operational comparisons of press types, brakes, feeders, installation and leveling, chutes and conveyors, analyzing press failure causes, die locating methods, reducing deflection, press accessories & programmable force controls.
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1 : Historical Press Development
Chapter 2 : Types of Presses
Chapter 3 : Gap-Frame Presses
Chapter 4 : Straightside Presses
Chapter 5 : Hydraulic Presses
Chapter 6 : Basic Die Operations
Chapter 7 : High-Speed Presses and Die Operation
Chapter 8 : Transfer Press and Die Operations
Chapter 9 : Press Installation and Sensing Systems
Chapter 10 : Press Inspection and Maintenance
Chapter 11 : Press Safety and Auxiliary Equipment
Chapter 12 : Diesetting Principles and Techniques
Chapter 13 : Establishing Good Clamping Practices
Chapter 14 : Die Materials and Lubricants
Chapter 15 : The Future of Metal Stamping
Index
