Engineering Specification, 2500 ton Lead Cable Sheathing Press (O/No. 6740/55)
2500 ton Lead Cable Sheathing Press (O/No. 6740/55)
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Specification: | 2500 ton self-contained hydraulic lead cable sheathing press | |
Process: | For sheathing lead cables 10mm to 100 mm over the lead sheath | |
Construction: | The press is to be of the four-column type, downstroking with a fixed die box | |
Main Characteristics: | Main ram power | 2500 tonf |
main ram stroke | 4′ 6″ | |
Combined power of drawback rams | 200 tonf | |
Size of container | 11″ bore x 4′ 2″ long | |
Capacity of container – hard lead | 1900 lbs | |
Max. Working Pressure: | 6000 psi | |
Pumps: | Two – horizontal ‘Fielding’ H2 1/2, totally enclosed, pressure lubricated type, each pump having the following characteristics: | |
Number of rams | 3 | |
Dia. of rams | 7/8″ dia. | |
Stroke | 2 1/2″ | |
Crankshaft speed | 500 rpm | |
Max. working pressure | 6000 psi | |
One of these pumps is to be fitted with a vee belt drive and is to run at the constant speed of 500 rpm and the other pump is to be fitted with a variable reduction gear and is to be run at 500 rpm at a max. speed whilst the minimum speed would be about 1/6th of this | ||
Press Speed: | Normal speed of main ram travel | 3″/min |
Duration of extrusion over 4′ 0″ travel | 16 minutes | |
This specification was kindly provided by Rhodes Interform
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