EMPCO - Presses

Erie Mill and Press Co., Inc.

Vacuum Systems

The benefits of adding vacuum to compression molding have been know by seal manufacturers for many years. Today other molding companies find that vacuum shortens cure times, reduces scrap, and improves part quality by eliminating degas issues. EMPCO provides two designs: one design uses a vacuum box to encapsulate the mold only, the other actually encapsulates the entire press opening with steel doors(as shown below). Try a vacuum press today, and increase shop productivity, with improved quality, and more parts per cycle.

450 Ton 24"x24" Slabside, Upacting Rubber Compression Molding Press,
Vacuum Type (1996). Automatic Mold Ejectors shown here.

450 Ton 24"x24" Slabside, Upacting Rubber Compression Molding Press,
Vacuum Type (1995). Automatic Mold Ejectors shown here.

150 Ton 18"x18" Slabside, Upacting Vacuum Rubber Compression Molding Press with breakaway cylinders, and a 150ton 18"x18" 4-Post press with Dual Electric Platens and Automatic center platen ejectors. AB PLC 500 and central hydraulic circuit included.

52" x 59" - 300 Ton Frame Up-acting Press System. Complete with New Hydraulic Controller, Operators Station, and Automated Shuttle System. Operators Station has AB Micro 1000 Panelview for Easy Programming and Press Operation. System comes with Dwyer for Hydraulic Shut off.

Slabside, 4-Post, and C'Frame Presses:

Heavy duty slabside, 4-post, and "C"-Frame plate presses designed for service where absolute minimum deflection is required. For use with your hydraulic system or furnished with individual pumping unit. Complete line of sizes available.

EMPCO manufactures equipment as small as 12" x 12" bed area up to some of the largest sizes of 108" x 120". Some of the most popular features that our presses include are shown below:

Rugged Construction - ideally suited for industries requiring consistent high accuracy molding.
Minimal Deflection - all EMPCO presses are manufactured to exacting engineering requirements to prevent deflection of all components under load.
Single Acting or Double Acting Ram - EMPCO insures positive pressure and minimal leakage on all our presses.
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION CAPACITY FOR A MINIMAL INVESTMENT.
Standardized Construction - assures greater reliability and cost effectiveness.

1,000 Ton SMC Fiberglass Compression Press shown. This press includes a mold lift table and "Knock-Out",as well as its own self contained 2500 psi hydraulic system (1992).

96 x 96 - 2700Ton Slabside Compression Press. This press includes steam platens and a Allen Bradley SLC 500 PLC controller and Hydraulic Circuit.

350 Ton Slabside 4-Plate Press. System has its own hydraulic system and Allen Bradley Micrologic 1000 or SLC 500 PLC Controls. Built on drip-dry uni-base.
Many options are available.

(2)18 x 18 -150 Ton Slabside press system. System has its own hydraulic system and Allen Bradley Micrologic 1500 PLC Controls. Built on drip proof pans. Options include operators working table with hold downs, center platen and push out cylinders for mold loading unloading.

This unit is a New 24"x24", 150 Ton, 4-Post Rubber Molding Press
with self-contained hydraulic unit and Allen Bradley PLC with 1000°F Platen Temperature

154 Ton "C" Frame Down-acting Press. System has its own hydraulic system and Allen Bradley Micrologic 1000 or SLC 500 PLC Controls. With light screen safety interlocking system. And a self contained hydraulic circuit with many options available. Please inquire.

This unit is a New EMPCO 74"LR x 60"FB, 150 Ton C'Frame Rubber Punch Press
with self-contained hydraulic unit and Allen Bradley PLC with no platens.

Available Options

Adjustable intermediate, pressing and slow operating speeds.
Completely self-contained hydraulic systems with either electro-mechanical or programmable solid state electronic automatic or semi-automatic controls.
Hydraulic and mechanical safety interlock systems on downacting presses.
Heated and Cooled platens.
Automatic lubrication.
Adjustable gib guides on slabside presses and full circle guides on rod type presses.
Oil scavenging systems for pumping surplus oil to the main reservoir.
Oversize cooling systems.
Dual controls for front/rear press operation.
On rod type presses, pre-stressing can be achieved via hydraulically-actuated strain rod nuts.
Covers for rods and rams.
Safety gates available for all types of presses.

Complete Hydraulic Circuits and Electric Controllers.

High pressure and low pressure systems, pre-fill systems, and self contained systems. For use with all presses up acting, down acting, c-frame, and press lines. Any speeds and pressure available.

EMPCO manufactures hydraulic circuits with 2 pump systems at standard speeds of 60IPM to 300IPM volume speeds(low pressure speeds) and 5IPM to 50IPM pressing(high pressure speeds). EMPCO also sells pre-fill systems with speeds up to 800IPM(low pressure speeds) with single pump systems. Some other options are below:

Multi-Press systems - Ideally suited for maximizing space and cost. Can run as many presses as needed. Please inquire.
Self-Contained systems - Hydraulic reservoirs, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, and electric control box mounted on common drip pan.

EMPCO electrical circuits typically contain Allen Bradley 1000 Micro Series to 500 Series PLC controls. These are coupled with Panelview displays. EMPCO offers DC proportional control, linear positioning, bumping cycles, time delay, cycle programming, and Temperature profiling through the PLC. The systems EMPCO offers can be manual or automatically controlled or both. We build some of the most high tech systems for todays molding needs. Please contact to quote today!

Please contact us with your requirements.

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