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MECHANICAL PRESS TYPES AND NOMENCLATURE A mechanical power press is a machine used to supply force to a die that is used to blank, form, or shape metal or nonmetallic material. Thus, a press is a component of a manufacturing system that combines the press, a die, material and feeding method to produce a part. The designer of the manufacturing system must also provide proper point of operation guards to safeguard pressroom personnel. Each of the components of this manufacturing system is important and will be discussed in turn later in this work. A foundation for understanding the system is acquiring a working knowledge of the press. Download the Copyrighted PDF document 464 KB
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