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OPEN-BOX TYPE PRESS [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Plant (Metallurgy)
  • Presses (Machinery)
DEF

A sheet metal forming press which has a frame made up of a base, or bed; two columns; and a top member, or crown.

CONT

In most straight-side presses, steel tie rods hold the base and crown against the columns. Straight-side presses have crankshaft, eccentric-shaft, or eccentric-gear drives.

Key term(s)
  • open-box type press

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et matériels (Métallurgie)
  • Presses (Machines)

Spanish

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