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| 24-ton |
1 hour max.
10 minutes
15 minutes with mold base
30 minutes
25 minutes without mold base |
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| 75-ton |
1 hour
15-20 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
40 minutes with positive knockout |
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| 250-ton |
1½ hours1
30-35 minutes2
45 minutes3
1½ hours4
55-60 minutes with positive knockout |
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These times assume an organized setup operation, and that no appreciable time is spent looking for the right clamps or the right bolts. For the smaller presses, for a mold that the setup person has done before, the time required may be as short as 20 minutes.-W. Foster, Tessy Plastics Corp., Elbridge, NY, (315)
689-3924. |
| 2 |
-J. Evans, T-Pro, Eugene, OR, (503)
345-2819. |
| 3 |
-D. Fox, Advanced Molding, Ontario, OR, (503) 881-1499. |
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-B. Rea, Precision Southeast, Myrtle Beach, SC, (803) 347-4218. |
With our 28-ton machine, what used to take 30 to 45 minutes now takes 5 minutes with our Staubli QMC system, from part to
part.
-G. Crocker, Philips Technologies, Cheshire, CT, (203) 271-6183.
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