Advantages of Hot Press Machines: Structure and Control
How a hot press works and its advantages: constant-temperature heated platens, level-adjustable press head, digital temperature and pressure, synchronous lever for platen parallelism and CNC-machined frame.
A hot press places the material in a mold between upper and lower electrically heated platens and applies pressure at a constant temperature to form it. The original article notes that such presses are also used for compounding trials of polymers such as PVC to check color and quality before mass production.
Structure and control
- Several layouts: single table, rotary table, left-right shuttle table.
- Heating rate selectable for the product.
- Level-adjustable press head for even pressure.
- Digital temperature control and a digital pressure gauge with preset pressure range.
- Synchronous lever system keeps the platens parallel.
- CNC-machined frame reduces stress concentration and extends life.
Main benefits
Fast cycles and labor savings, suitable for quick pressing of larger parts.
SANSEN general-purpose presses: servo hot press forming machine, pneumatic hot press, and other & custom machines.
Adapted from an article published on SANSEN's original Chinese website (sansendg.com) on 2021-03-16. The text was edited and restructured; technical content follows the original.