Hydraulic Presses - Your Application - Automotive

French makes well-engineered, rugged hydraulic presses for many automotive applications, including these:

Low deflection means accurate, uniform parts which require little or no post handling, and very low scrap rates. Heavy-duty construction guarantees years of reliable service with minimal downtime. French combines a rugged patented taper key sideplate press design, with highly dependable and efficient electrical and hydraulic systems. Many of the design features not only extend the life of our hydraulic presses, but also produce more consistent and higher quality parts at higher cycle rates. They contribute to the lowering of production costs by reducing scrap rate, flash and post handling requirements while using less operating energy. This dependability helps reduce the Total Life Cycle Costs, while improving overall profitability.

LoBoy™

The French LoBoy™ compression press provides maximum molding performance in a compact and powerful design. It provides an ergonomically friendly open-press working height, and low deflection levels. The low working height means the LoBoy press doesn’t require a pit, allowing greater flexibility to create modular production cells.

Monitoring Process Parameters

In combination with Lean Manufacturing concepts and automotive quality standards, French has developed an optimal performance system for its hydraulic presses. This monitoring system verifies all process parameters are within a preset tolerance to guarantee the quality and consistency of each and every part. This system significantly reduces costly scrap rate while insuring high quality and reliability. This system can also be combined with all French models as well as any custom designs.

Multi-Plate Insert Molding

This rugged sideplate press is integrated with a multi-plate insert molding process. It includes automation for a shuttle system, a plate separation and part eject system, and complete operation guarding.

Automotive Flooring

This style press is designed around the production needs for the automotive flooring industry. The multiple daylight column press design is part of a turnkey manufacturing cell to produce flooring material. It includes a high-speed clamping package, and provides greater tooling and part access while maintaining a low deflection characteristic.

This style press is also designed around the production needs for the automotive flooring industry. This down-acting press design in combination with a polyurethane injection system is part of a manufacturing cell to produce flooring material. It includes a high-speed clamping package, both front and rear light curtains, and a shuttle system for material loading and part removal.