All-Electric Actuation on Hot Forming and SPF Presses
December 1, 2023
Beckwood Press Company is now offering all-electric linear servo actuators on any hot forming or superplastic forming press up to 500 tons.
Utilizing Beckwood's patented LSP technology, new hot forming and SPF presses will have an all-electric option that eliminates the need for traditional fluid power systems. Additionally, existing hot forming presses can be retrofitted with linear servo actuators to reap the same benefits of a new servo machine at a fraction of the cost, the company reported.
Because LSP systems are fully electric, users will experience a simplistic design with up to 80% fewer components than hydraulic presses. Eliminating the hydraulic power units and associated components make these systems safer, quieter, more efficient and free of leaks-eliminating the risk for part contamination due to pressurized oil. By reducing the number of moving components, electro-mechanical presses are also easy to set up, maintain and troubleshoot. In fact, Beckwood LSP presses run for millions of cycles before maintenance is ever required, a spokesperson noted.
Tonnage monitoring and overload protection are standard on these machines, and extreme bed-to-ram parallelism is a byproduct of the technology. The intuitive programming and cycle parameters offer a high degree of flexibility in configuring speeds, pressures, positions and recipe creation. The programming infrastructure offers full control with strict part traceability while monitoring key components to help ensure system health and party quality.
"Gone are the days of placing pressurized hydraulic systems above high-temperature pressing ovens," said Beckwood President Jeffrey Debus. "Linear servo actuation is the future of heated presses because it is safer and easier to maintain, and Beckwood is excited to be the only OEM offering this technology on new machinery and retrofits of existing hydraulic and mechanical systems."
For more information contact:
Beckwood Press Company
2086 Fenton Logistics Park
St. Louis, MO 63026
800-737-0111 / 636-343-4100
info@beckwoodpress.com
www.beckwoodpress.com
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