Machine Press
A forming press, commonly shortened to press, is a machine tool that changes the shape of a workpiece. Presses can be classified according to
- their mechanism: hydraulic, mechanical, pneumatic;
- their function: forging presses, stamping presses, press brakes, punch press, etc.
- their structure, e.g. Knuckle-joint press, screw press
- their controllability: conventional vs. servo-presses
Read more about Machine Press: An Example of Peculiar Press Structure: Shop Press, Some Examples of Presses By Application, An Example of Peculiar Press Control: Servo-press, A Table of Comparison Among Presses, History, Safety
Famous quotes containing the words machine and/or press:
“All day long the machine waits: rooms,
stairs, carpets, furniture, people
those people who stand at the open windows like objects
waiting to topple.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
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—Nancy Press Hawley. Ourselves and Our Children, by Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, ch. 6 (1978)