CLAYWORKING MACHINERY

Presses

Small Hydraulic Presses

  • Recommended for the manufacture of stoppers, round or square runners, and nozzles from extruded slugs used in the refractory industry.
  • Available in 10 or 20 tonnes capacity.
  • Up to 1.4m stroke.

Output: 400 - 600 pieces per hour
Power Input: 7.5kW

Large Hydraulic Presses

  • A range of presses from 250 - 500 tonnes capacity.
  • Designed to press semi-dry refractory materials used in the steel industry.
  • Includes machines with single or shuttle die, automatic machines with floating mould boxes and other special presses.
  • Supplied in range of sizes according to requirements.

 

Capacity Stroke Power Output Max.size
tonnes mm Input per hour single die
250 610 32kW 220 458x228x100
300 535 32kW 200 610x305x150
400 610 45kW 220 458x228x100
500 90 45kW 180-240 406x228x100

 

Friction Screw Presses

  • Independently driven and fed with extruded clods.
  • Produces special shaped blocks.
  • Model BPD has maximum block size of 380 x 305 x 105mm and can be fitted with a 560mm stroke for pressing stoppers or similar goods.
  • Model BPE has maximum block size of 610 x 550 x 150mm.

Output: 75 - 150 pieces per hour.
Power Input: 5.5kW.

Special Hydraulic Press

  • 40 tonne, 125mm stroke machine for use in 'specials' section within a fully automated brick factory.
  • Suitable for pressing almost any shape of extruded section.
  • Protected by photo-electric light guard system for operator safety.
  • Electronically programmable main press cylinder gives precise and repeatable stroke positioning of main cylinder.

Output: up to 300 pieces per hour.
Power Input: 7.5kW

Mechanical Presses

  • Single or double die machines independently driven and fed with extruded clods.
  • Continuous running when pressing bricks or can be operated manually to produce special shapes and sizes including cable covers.
  • Eccentric pushing and stopping motion arrests press at top of each stroke to allow removal by hand.

Maximun block size: 203 x 228 x 76mm - single die press. 382 x 228 x 76mm - double die press (one block per pressing).
With modifications, both presses can produce blocks 121mm deep.
Output:
1,000 - 2,000 pieces per hour.
Power Input: 5.5kW

Automatic Sleeve Press

  • For high speed production of refractory sleeves and rod covers of both circular or square section for the steel industry.
  • Extruded sections are conveyed to machine for final pressing.
  • Ejector mechanism and vacuum pick up system allows removal by hand to the drying racks or kiln car.

Output: 400 - 600 pieces per hour.
Power Input: 15kW.

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