http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news en ben@paradowski.com Copyright 2008 2008-04-21T17:33:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_launches_new_website/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_launches_new_website/#When:17:33:00Z   ST. LOUIS, MO - Beckwood Press Company has announced the launching of their new hydraulic press web site, located at http://www.beckwoodpress.com. The site includes new sections dedicated to hydraulic press technology and information on specific applications. The "Find a Hydraulic Press" section has been updated and expanded to include a wider range of examples sorted by press application type and tonnage capacity for ease of use. Additional sections have been added to include their: off-center loading technology center, compression molding technology center, a technical information page related to Beckwood's Active Leveling Control (ALC) system along with an innovative new display of press experiences. Other new features include: 3 improved internal search engines designed for ease of use, an improved navigation menu and an updated quick quote form that includes the ability to quote specific press examples from the site. About Beckwood Press Company: The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customer's specific applications. They offer a variety of low cost, high-quality hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons and standardized benchtop presses (DJ Series) from 3-40+ tons. These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options. The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and has recently celebrated their 32nd year in business. They are located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com and have recently upgraded their website to include the widest variety of new press examples on the web.   Front Page News 2008-04-21T17:33:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/orange_county_choppers/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/orange_county_choppers/#When:16:33:00Z ST. LOUIS, MO - Beckwood Press Company has built a technologically advanced deep draw hydraulic press to be used in Orange County Choppers' (OCC) new facility, which opened in February 2008. The Beckwood Hydraulic Press will allow OCC to have the in house capability to form tanks, fenders and other drawn parts for their production line of motorcycles. Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers, chose Beckwood Press Company to provide the latest in hydraulic press technology, integrated with top of the line components such as Rockwell Automation and Parker Hannifin. Beckwood's 4-Post Press will be designed specifically to deliver flexibility and precision through a 4-axis active leveling system for parallelism control during off-center loading. This "Green" machine will be equipped with a VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) for significantly increased energy efficiency over traditional hydraulic & mechanical presses. A dynamic bed cushion also offers control through 4 different travel zones. Beckwood will be displaying the drawn tanks and fenders on a production chopper at the 2008 IMTS & Fabtech Tradeshows. The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) will be held from September 8-13 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL.  The Fabtech International & AWS Welding Show will be from October 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, Beckwood will be exhibiting one of their newest press designs, displaying the latest in hydraulic press technology and features. More information about this specific press example can be found by visiting our draw press page on our website and clicking on the 350 ton example (379), or by typing in 379 in the bottom left hand search engine on any page. The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customer's specific applications. They offer a variety of low cost, high-quality hydraulic presses and servo motion presses from 2-2000+ tons. These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options. The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and has recently celebrated their 31st year anniversary. More information regarding Beckwood presses can be found at their newly redesigned website at www.beckwoodpress.com.   Front Page News 2008-04-21T16:33:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_designs_multi_ram_tank_head_forming_press/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_designs_multi_ram_tank_head_forming_press/#When:21:00:01Z St. Louis, MO – Beckwood Press Company has recently developed a new hydraulic tank head forming press with a multi-ram design.  Beckwood’s new Tank Head Forming Press can be customized for a wide range of specifications, including:  tonnage, bed size, speed and stroke.  The press is equipped with independently controlled clamp and draw rams and features a customer specified bed cushion.    The bed cushion can be engineered for standard or dynamic cushion control per the user’s requirements.  The dynamic cushion control includes independent travel zones, utilizing a recipe function on a PLC interface.  Beckwood recently delivered one of their new Hydraulic Tank Head Forming Presses with 1000 ton capacity.  In addition to the draw ram, the press is equipped with a 170 ton capacity clamp ram and a 70” x 70” bed, all featuring bolsters with holes precision machined on center.  The 4-post press features a 200 ton capacity, 24” stroke bed cushion for added precision.  It utilizes heavy duty tie-rod construction and features a 37” stroke.  Joystick controls are provided for controlling the drawing, clamping, and bed cushion rams.   More information about this specific example can be found by visiting http://www.beckwoodpress.com and typing 336 in the bottom search engine.  The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customer’s specific applications.  They offer a variety of low cost, high-quality hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons.  These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options.  The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and has recently celebrated their 31st year in business.  They are located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com.   2008-03-28T21:00:01-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/new_assembly_press/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/new_assembly_press/#When:20:51:01Z Beckwood Press Company has recently designed and manufactured a new Assembly Press for large stroke and daylight applications that is efficiently designed for a short bed requirement. This press features a 2-Post frame with a 10" bed height and is equipped with a bed shuttle with two spring loaded roller tracks. Beckwood recently delivered one of these presses, which is being used to assemble electric motors for a leading industrial motor manufacturer. It has a 25 ton capacity and is equipped with a 2 ton roller track bed shuttle system which is powered within the press using two 24" stroke hydraulic cylinders. The Beckwood press features a 54" stroke, 87" daylight, and a 34" x 34" bed. Multiple safety systems have been installed for 4-sided access protection including a 50" light curtain and bolt on & fixed expanded metal guarding. A programmable Allen Bradley PLC control system and pedestal mounted dual ergonomic zero force touch buttons are also featured. More information about this specific example can be found by visiting http://www.beckwoodpress.com and typing 303 in the bottom search engine. 2008-03-11T20:51:01-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_expands_st_louis_mo_offices/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_expands_st_louis_mo_offices/#When:21:11:01Z ST. LOUIS, MO - The Beckwood Corporation, manufacturer of hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons, recently expanded their St. Louis, MO facility to include additional office space to accommodate their growing workforce. "Beckwood continues to enjoy steady growth in the hydraulic press & automation system markets. Our success in 2007 warrants the investment in the expansion of our facility and workforce in order to meet our current and future demand," says Jeffrey Debus, Beckwood's Vice President & General Manager. "We will continue to devote resources for the benefit of our customer base," Debus adds. The recent expansion will allow Beckwood to maintain a high level of quality while helping to reduce lead times. The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customers' specific applications. They offer a variety of hydraulic and servo-motion presses from 2-2000+ tons. These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options. The company has recently celebrated their 30th anniversary and is located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com. 2008-02-05T21:11:01-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/manufacturing_manager_named_at_beckwood_press_company/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/manufacturing_manager_named_at_beckwood_press_company/#When:21:23:00Z St. Louis, MO - Beckwood Press Company has announced the addition of Josh Schroeder as Manufacturing Manager. Schroeder brings over 15 years experience in industrial manufacturing as well as a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from Missouri State University. He has completed certification programs in Project Management, Industrial Buying, Design of Experiments and Industrial Ergonomics. Schroeder joins Beckwood from St. Clair Die Casting where he held the position of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager. His responsibilities included capital procurement, justification, implementation, estimating, customer service, as well as the company's environmental/health & safety programs. Schroeder also served as Lead Auditor for the company's QS/ISO 9000 program. For Beckwood, Schroeder oversees all Engineering Divisions along with the Customer Service, Safety & Quality Control Departments. He also acts as Engineering Liaison for the manufacturing facility personnel, which involves coordinating the manufacturing process, scheduling, and instilling safe work practices. Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customer's specific applications. They offer a variety of low cost, high-quality hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons. These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options. The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and has recently celebrated their 31st year anniversary. They are located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com.   2008-02-01T21:23:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_hires_structural_engineer/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_hires_structural_engineer/#When:21:05:00Z St. Louis, MO - Beckwood Press Company, manufacturer of hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons, has strengthened and expanded its Engineering Division with the addition of Travis Tilley to their Structural Engineering Team.  Tilley brings over 6 years experience in industrial engineering and holds Associates degrees in Applied Electrical Technology and Industrial Electronics & Electrical Technology from Vatterott College, Sunset Hills, Missouri. Tilley joins Beckwood from Custom Rollform Products where he held the position of Mechanical Design Engineer/Electrician.  His responsibilities included the design of rollform machinery, part profiles, and electrical systems through the utilization of SolidWorks & AutoCAD manufacturing software.  Tilley also coordinated the manufacturing process through direct interaction with customers and was responsible for all aspects of quotation development. In his new role as Structural Engineer, Tilley is responsible for the creation and coordination of structural drawings and approvals.  He also contributes to Beckwood's intensive FEA (Finite Element Analysis) program which utilizes COSMOS design testing software to monitor each press' structural integrity. The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customer's specific applications.  They offer a variety of low cost, high-quality hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons.  These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options.  The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and has recently celebrated their 31st year anniversary.  They are located on the web at www.beckwoodpress.com. 2008-01-30T21:05:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_promotes_lance_nevois_to_production_manager/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_promotes_lance_nevois_to_production_manager/#When:21:25:00Z ST. LOUIS, MO - The Beckwood Corporation, manufacturer of hydraulic presses from 2-2000+ tons, recently announced the promotion of Lance Nevois to Production Manager. Nevois will have the primary responsibility for coordinating the company's overall production while overseeing Beckwood's Zero Defects Initiative. "Lance has demonstrated his ability to effectively coordinate the plant efforts and we are confident that this promotion will help facilitate continued growth," said Jeffrey Debus, Vice President & General Manager of Beckwood. Mr. Nevois joined the company in 2001 as a Welder/Assembler and quickly rose to several supervisory and management positions including Welding Foreman & Shop Foreman, along with his recent position as Assistant Production Manager. The Beckwood Press Company utilizes proven and standard designs that are tailored to their customers' specific applications. They offer a variety of hydraulic and servo-motion presses from 2-2000+ tons. These presses can be made for virtually any industry, with an unlimited amount of capabilities and options. The company has recently celebrated their 31st anniversary and is located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com/. 2008-01-22T21:25:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/regional_metalform_2008_preview/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/regional_metalform_2008_preview/#When:21:28:00Z St. Louis, MO - Beckwood Press Company, St. Louis, MO, has added to its line of hydraulic presses (from 2-2000+ tons) and automated systems to include expanded technology and increased energy efficiency with a wider range of presses, features, options and integration offerings. Beckwood manufactures 4-Post, 2-Post, SSE (Straight Side Endframe) and C-Frame hydraulic presses tailored to meet each individual customer's specific requirement. Beckwood has expanded this line with hydraulic and hydro-pneumatic benchtop presses from 3-40+ tons, Accu-Flex Servo Motion (3-150+ tons), Electromechanical Ballscrew presses (from 3-5 tons) and high performance dispensing systems to supplement their selection of hydraulic presses. The company is based in St. Louis, MO USA and recently celebrated their 32nd year in business. They are located on the web at http://www.beckwoodpress.com.   2008-01-09T21:28:00-06:00 http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_offers_presses_with_psdi_capability/ http://www.beckwoodpress.com/news/beckwood_offers_presses_with_psdi_capability/#When:21:30:00Z St Louis, MO - Beckwood Press Company now offers hydraulic presses equipped with PSDI (Presence Sensing Device Initiation) for increased productivity and safety. The PSDI control system involves the use of electro-optical (light curtain) guarding to activate the press cycle, as opposed to a traditional two-hand touch button system. As the press operator breaks the photoelectric barrier to remove a finished part, sensors detect the beam interruption and send a signal to the control system. When the beam is again interrupted by the operator's placement of a new part into the press, sensors send a second signal to the press' control system. After the second beam interruption, when the sensors have detected that the point of operation is clear of the operator's hands or other objects, the press will automatically cycle. This automation of the press controls can significantly increase productivity and reduce operator fatigue by eliminating the need for two-hand touch button depression to cycle the machine. The use of PSDI systems has been reported to increase average manufacturing productivity by 35%. The PSDI system can increase safety by protecting non-operator employees near the press who would not be protected by manual actuation alone. Beckwood recently delivered a 350 ton programmable die cutting press and a 42 ton hydraulic punch press, each equipped with a PSDI system. More information about these press examples can be found by visiting http://www.beckwoodpress.com and typing 324 and 320 in the bottom left hand search engine.   2007-12-21T21:30:00-06:00