Maintenance Tip of the Month!

The proper operation of Metal Stamping and Forging Presses is dependent upon the maintaining a totally square environment.  We call this the “Theory of the Box”.  All presses are made up of a series of square boxes.  For example, a straight side metal stamping press consists of (5) different boxes.  The bed is a box and must be totally square, the columns or side frames are boxes and must be square, the crown and slide assembly are boxes also and must be square.  Only when all of the boxes are square and aligned with each other do we have a perfectly square environment for the tool.  Almost any problem that you run into during operation can be contributed to a loss of the square condition.  Bring it back to square and your problems will disappear. 

Jeff Fredline