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Hydraulic Straightening-Press Applications
hand on the cycle start button and the other hand on the joystick controlling ram movement.
6) Motor On/Off button turns the motor on and off. In the off position, all pressure is removed from the system.
7) Gantry Movement Joystick Con- trol allows the operator to jog the head of the press (cylinder assembly) front
and back, while allowing the gantry to move left and right. The gantry can be positioned over a predetermined area of the press bed to allow the operator to finely control where he wants to engage the part for straightening. Some gantries only allow for X-axis move- ment (typically for shaft work), and others allow for X- and Y-axis move-
Photo C: The gantry of this traveling-gantry straightening press, designed for large shaft applications, moves only in the X axis to drive over the workpiece. All work remains cen- tered under the main ram.
Photo D: This press control, installed on a moveable-gantry press, allows the opera- tor to view actual main-ram position, and then input the desired pressing depth in increments of 0.001 in.
ment (for plate or weldment work).
8) Main Ram Joystick Control: This joystick controls main-ram extension and retraction; the ram also is pro- portionally controlled for speed and pressure. MF
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