HYDRAULIC PRESS, Mecolpress leap into a new eco-green modality

Main features of the new ME eco-green Hydraulic Press

Mecolpress S.p.a. is glad to introduce the new improved features of ME family hydraulic presses, born from the need to offer to the Customers a more flexible and performing machine in terms of product quality and energetic consumptions.

We are currently proposing the  family of  ME presses having the die closure force that is in the range  from 100 to 500 tons (as standard equipment) and with a minimum side punches force of 30 tons that can achieve up to 350 tons. Each of these last ones has completely independent operation,  adjustable speed and set-able movement phases (forward-stop-backward); depending by the type of part to be forged , the hydraulic closure cylinder allows to apply the necessary forging  force also before the dies contact.

The new presses can be fed by one  anthropomorphic robot for the billets loading and one synchronized unloading arm for the forged products that eliminate the set up difficulties of the traditional  past technologies; regarding the fumes suction, after a careful analysis of the actual state of the art, we have implemented and optimized the system making it more functional and effective.

The fume suction hood collects the emission very close to the sourcing point decreasing any possible spread into the press cabin, granting to the operators the best inside view of the process and reducing the oil collection and its  possible overflow.

In this regard, the machines of the new series are integrated with the walkable grids that surround the press and prevents the eventual drip on the floor of the working area.

The hydraulic presses can be supplied customized  with optional equipment according to the production needs.

For example, one of the punches can be oriented with the coring  angle that is different from the classic 90° configuration , allowing in this way the realization of particularly complex shapes, like y-joint or filter body.

Other possible configurations are of new ME eco-green Hydraulic Press are:

• the addition of a fifth vertical punch acting from under the die,
• the loading of one or two billets at the same time up to a maximum of four,
• the addition of a dies-holder arm lightening the machine tooling process,
• the addition of a quick dies changing system with hydraulic locking,
• the addition of an induction dies heating system which the machine is particularly compatible with,
• fire extinguishing system integrable with the machine.

Moreover  the main innovation is related to the energy saving achievements if compared to the previous series.

From 2022 all the ME presses can minimize autonomously the energy amount that is needed to produce the desired forged part: the press learns automatically the optimal pressure to be addressed to each forging punch: ECO cycle (settable from the control panel). Furthermore, during the movement of each forging punch, Calipso control software optimizes the time in which it is necessary to switch to  the maximum achievable pressure (regenerative self-adapting cycle function): all the press parameters will be  consequently  harmonized according to this requirement.

This behavior represents the key  economic and competitive advantage for the press user that can save up to 50% of the total installed energy without losing or reducing the punches force and can optimize the forging process parameters in order to minimize the energetic consumptions. To do this the operator direct intervention is no longer necessary. The operator is not required to have a long term experience or particular skills : he will simply have to activate the ECO cycle from the control panel, ME press will care of the rest!

he will simply have to activate the ECO cycle from the control panel, ME press will care of the rest!