Mechanical Power Press Machines

Power presses are metalworking machines used primarily to cut, punch, or form metal using tooling (dies) attached to the slide (ram) and bed. The slide has a controlled reciprocating motion toward and away from the bed surface and at right angles to it.Mechanical power press. A mechanical power press shears, punches, forms, or assembles metal or other materials by means of tools or dies attached to slides or rams. Metalworking occurs by placing stock on a bottom die and striking it with a top die.This large class of machines includes equipment used for forming metal parts by applying the following processes: shearing, blanking, forming, drawing, bending, forging, coining, upsetting, flanging, squeezing, and hammering.Some of the types are: 1. Manually Operated (Fly) Press 2. Electric Motor Operated Press 3. Hydraulic Press 4.The types of manual press machines are hand press, ball press, and fly press. The main parts of the hand press machines are the frame, ram, nut and screw, iron ball, handle, guideway, punch, and die.