Metal Forming

Our engineering and design experts take a comprehensive approach to servicing any OEM press, components, and related parts. We combine our expertise in repairing, remanufacturing, and modernizing metal forming mechanical, servo, hydraulic, hydroforming and forging presses with innovative technology to significantly minimize your downtime.

Repair and Rebuild

  • Rebuild

    • Feed/Transfer System

      We rebuild and improve Verson-style tri-axis transfer feed systems for extended life.

    • Complete Press

      We rebuild any OEM press, restoring them to perform to industry standards.

    • Press Components

      We rebuild and restore any OEM manufacturer’s press components, extending total press system lifecycle performance.

  • Adjustment

    • Shut Height

      We provide a digital position of the shut height on the press—allowing the operator to easily adjust the shut height to their preference.

    • Increase Ram

      We increase the mechanical means for the slide adjust, with a process that may require the use of spacers under the crown, as well as additional parts like longer screws and longer counterbalance.

    • Feed/Transfer System

      We upgrade the original Verson tri-axis feed system to improve the connection points and the finger shifter design.

    • Linear Transducer, Slide Position

      We utilize a linear transducer to show the shut height in a digital format, so the operator can adjust the slide adjust up or down to the display.

    • Resolver Gearbox, Slide Position

      We use a gearbox and resolver on the slide adjust shaft and record the number of turns, then display this on a digital readout for a more robust method of shut height measurement.

    • Stroke Change

      We make adjustments to increase or decrease the original stroke. If the stroke is increased, it may require spacers under the crown, as well as longer counterbalance cylinders and rods or a reduction in slide adjust capacity.

Remanufacture and Enhancements

  • Remanufacture

    • Remanufactured Components

      We remanufacture any OEM components from damaged parts, restoring them to new-performance condition.

  • Conversion

    • Press Control

      We have the ability to install and upgrade to an Allen Bradley control solution customized to your needs, with intuitive troubleshooting. We can also provide any available third-party modular control system.

    • Overload System

      We convert any hydraulic overload system to a fast-action Enprotech design with readily available components.

    • Rolling Bolster

      We convert your fixed bolster plate to a moving bolster to reduce your die change time.

    • Upper Die Clamp

      We add die clamps to your slide to reduce your die change time.

    • Lower Die Clamp

      We add die clamps to your bolster to reduce your die change time.

    • Lubrication System

      We convert your lubrication system to a series progressive system that is monitored for accuracy.

    • Clutch

      We convert your old clutch to a longer-lasting clutch that has replacement parts readily available.

    • Flywheel Bearing

      Rather than frequently replacing your flywheel bearings, we change the design to a higher load capacity to dramatically increase the life.

    • Double to Single Action

      We convert old double-action presses that require turning the part over into a single-action press.

    • Supernut Tie Nut

      We convert presses that frequently stick on bottom to use supernuts or hydraulic tie rod nuts, eliminating the frequently stuck, press issues.

Modernization and Efficiency Solutions

  • Addition

    • Press Control

      We have the ability to install and upgrade to an Allen Bradley control solution customized to your needs, with intuitive troubleshooting. We can also provide any available third-party modular control system.

    • Hydraulic Wedge

      We add hydraulic wedges to more efficiently adjust the shut height for forging press applications.

    • Scrap System

      We add scrap chutes and automated doors to your press to help control the removal of scrap during production—which is ideal if you have a below-floor scrap system.

    • Robot Integration

      We add an interface to help the press and a robot work compatibly with each other—so when a press cycles to the bottom, the formed part is removed and a new part is loaded into the die.

    • Light Curtain

      We add an electronic safety barrier that will not permit the press to operate when the barrier is broken.

    • Part Knockout System

      We add a system to remove the part from the die, either as a bed or slide knockout. This system is most common on deep draw operations.

    • Sound Enclosure Solution

      We reduce the sound level of the press or die.

    • Slide Lock

      We add a slide lock into the press control so your employees can enter the die space safely.

    • Tonnage Monitoring

      We improve part quality by monitoring tonnage to record conforming and non-conforming parts. This process can also be used to verify press loading and allow you to operate at a lower tonnage to protect your investment.

    • Speed Change – Motor

      We help you know what the speed limits are and adjust them by using a sheave change and/or a variable speed motor.

    • Speed Change – Gearing

      We help you increase production by speeding up your press—or improve formability by slowing it down.

    • Overload System

      We add a hydraulic cushion under the connection that dumps oil when the press is overloaded—which protects the press and reduces the chance of sticking on the bottom. We can design it with a stroke of ½” to 2”.

    • Cushion

      We add a cushion to replace the need for nitrogen pads in dies if they are designed to allow for its use. The cushion alleviates and helps to control pressure build up through the stroke.

    • Automatic Die Change

      We integrate the systems on the press to significantly reduce die change time. This works best if the press has Auto Slide, Auto Counterbalance, Auto Die Clamps, and Auto Counterbalance adjustments installed.

    • Die Identification System

      We implement systems to verify that the recipe part matches the part on the die before allowing the die change to be initiated or press to run.

    • Die Gate Door

      We install a hard guard that protects personnel from entering the die space. This solution additionally reduces the sound level of the press and die.

    • Shear Collar

      We install a collar that protects your press, similar to a hydraulic overload.

    • Feet Mounted, Shock Dampener

      We install dampeners to isolate the press and reduce the shock into the floor or foundation.

    • Blanking, Shock Dampener

      We provide reverse tonnage isolators that reduce the shock encountered in a blanking operation when the die shears through the part by keeping pressure through the shear point. This smooths out the tonnage curve and reduces the reverse tonnage.

    • Feed/Transfer System

      We increase parts production with a new tri-axis feed system for a transfer press.

    • Hydraulic Tie Rod Nuts

      We provide solutions that allow the tie rods to relax quickly, especially if a press tends to stick at the bottom frequently. This solution enables the operator to cycle the press back to stop so you can re-stretch the tie rods.

    • Safety Mat

      We provide a safety mat that will not allow the press to operate if the operator is not safely standing on it.

  • Adjustment

    • Auto-Counterbalance

      We adjust the counterbalance to a requested setting—which can be either an operator-requested setting or a die recipe setting.

    • Auto-Slide

      We adjust to the desired die height—which can be either an operator-requested setting or a die recipe setting.

    • Auto-Shut Height

      We adjust to the desired die height—which can be either an operator-requested setting or a die recipe setting.

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