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Process recipes on this two-axis press are accessed through PLC/HMI communications on a panel view operator interface with a 10-in color screen that has Ethernet connections. Pressure is controlled to within ± 5 percent. Ramp, dwell time and ram speed are individually controlled for each cylinder. Ram position is accurate within .005 in.
Phoenix (Hilliard, OH) has developed a versatile two-axis press that provides exceptional accuracy with precisely controlled vertical and horizontal cylinders. Originally developed for the pharmaceutical industry, the press has a wide variety of applications for forming, compaction, and compression processes, as well as R&D and quality testing.
Operating in a pressure-over-time mode, the press employs a Delta Motion Controller and a Micrologix 1100 to provide synchronized application of vertical and horizontal force on the end product. Pressure is controlled to within ± 5 percent. Ramp, dwell time and ram speed are individually controllable for each cylinder. Ram position is accurate within .005 in.
The heart of the press consists of a 20-ton vertical and a 5-ton horizontal cylinder. The cylinders operate in a force-over time-mode as selected in the operator interface. The ramp time for each cylinder is 30 to 60 seconds, with a dwell time ranging from five seconds to two minutes.
The press can be configured for various tonnages, frame designs, and control packages.
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