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.