Type of Horizontal Stamping Press?

[vonsteimel]

I'm a mechanical engineer and I was visiting a small parts stamping operation several years ago and remembered spending some time going over a horizontal stamping press they had.
It was quite unusual and probably old as well. It was a mechanical press they had set up for 4 progressions. The dies were installed horizontally (thus called a horizontal press) and were actuated by large cams.
I was having a conersation with my current boss about progressive dies when I mentioned this press I had saw. He grew up in a stamping operation as a kid and didn't know what I was talking about. I think he thought I was confused about what I saw or something.
Anyway, I've tried to locate information/pictures on this type of press and can't find anything. So I'm assuming it is quite rare and probably old. Its definatly obsolete by today's standards. It was a horizontal stamping press which used large camshafts to actuate the dies. Can anyone tell me the formal name of this type of press or lead me to more information? Thanks.

 

[ornerynorsk]

Wasn't an upsetter or a coining press?

 

[TVP]

The German company Schuler has made a number of different types of presses over the years, and still offers horizontal machines for certain applications. Here are two examples, one is a mechanical press and the other is a hydraulic press:

http://www.schulergroup.com/major/u...ngsindustrie/03_Fliessdruckpressen/index.html

http://www.schulergroup.com/major/u...n_Kaltumformung/02_Abstreckpressen/index.html

 

[MikeHalloran]

Your description brought to mind a 'four-slide machine'.
Search on that phrase for a lot of info.





Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA