Engineering Specification, 3000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press (O/No. 4270/52)
3000 ton Horizontal Extrusion Press (O/No. 4270/52)
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Specification: | 3000 ton horizontal extrusion press | |
Process: | Fully automatic, direct pumped or accumulator driven for the extrusion of solids | |
Main Characteristics: | Main ram power | 3000 tonf |
Combined drawback power | 300 tonf | |
Combined unsealing power | 450 tonf | |
Combined sealing power | 200 tonf | |
Main ram stroke | 4′ 3″ | |
Drawback ram stroke | 4′ 3″ | |
Container sealing ram stroke | 4′ 3″ | |
Stripping stroke | 4′ 3″ | |
Vertical shear power | 200 tonf | |
Shear stroke | 15″ | |
Length of container | 36″ | |
Container bore | 7 1/8″ & 9 1/8″ | |
Billet diameters | 7″ & 9″ | |
Length of billet (maximum) | 32″ | |
” ” ” (minimum) | 16″ | |
Dimensions: | Overall length of the press | 32′ 0″ approx. |
Speeds: | Main ram on prefill | 10 in/s |
Main ram, operating from accumulator | 3 in/s max. | |
Main ram, direct pumping | 1.2 in/s max. 0.1 in/s min. | |
Number of speeds, direct pumping | 25 | |
Number of speeds, from accumulator system | infinitely variable | |
Drawback ram | 12 in/s | |
Container sealing | 14 in/s | |
Container unsealing | 12 in/s | |
Working Pressure: | 5000 psi | |
Pressure Medium: | Lubricated water | |
Accumulator & Pumps: | Accumulator capacity | 220 gal |
Number of ‘Fielding’ H3 pumps | 13 | |
Total Installed HP | Motors 13 x 125 HP | 1625 HP |
Time Cycle: | Total time cycle (32″ billet) @ max. pressing speed | 40 seconds |
This specification was kindly supplied by Rhodes Interform
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