We are excited to announce an upcoming project to create a 250-Ton hydraulic ring expander for a first-time Beckwood customer.
Not the type of hydraulic equipment you see every day, ring expanders act as a quick and reliable tool to size metal rings of all kinds. Ring expanders use a set of equally sized segments, also called shoes, which are driven outward at an equal rate by pressure from a hydraulic cylinder in the center of the machine. For this project we will be delivering a turnkey solution which includes the machine, sets of shoes, and our signature support.
This particular unit will be used in the infrastructure segment to create precise fittings for a custom piping manufacturer. As a custom manufacturing specialist ourselves, we understood their need for a piece of equipment that can produce a wide variety of sizes without any time-consuming tool changeover.
One feature that sets Beckwood ring expanders apart is our ability to build a multi-tiered system. This unique configuration allows for a multitude of different rings to be sized using just a single machine. For this custom model there will be two different tiers. The smaller of the two will be able to size rings anywhere between 15” to 20” in final inner diameter. The larger segment underneath will be able to size rings ranging between 48” to 120” in diameter– up to 10’, in other words.
While many ring expanders on today’s market require each shoe to be manually reset by the operator between runs, Beckwood’s ring expanders come equipped with an auto-retract feature that brings the shoes back to their starting position once the sizing has been completed. In combination with an auto-lubrication system for the core assembly and an automated tolerance check built into the control panel, this machine will take every step to help keep this customer’s setup and maintenance related downtime to a minimum.
About Beckwood Press Company
Beckwood Press Company is a leading manufacturer of custom hydraulic presses and automation equipment located in St. Louis, MO – USA. Their industrial solutions support nearly every industry and application including aerospace forming, compression molding, Hot Forming / SPF, sheet hydroforming, deep draw forming, stretch forming, and stamping. Stay up to date with the latest news from Beckwood at beckwoodpress.com/news.