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Mold Press Retrofit

The ideal upgrade for your blow molding clamp

Mold closing is straight hydraulic. Platens are supported on 2 rugged tie rods with grease-lubed bronze bearings and feature rack and pinion synchronization.

(Left: Shown installed on a typical blow molding machine.)
(Right: Shown without guard for clarity.)

Typical specifications:

    Clamp force:   5 tons at 1250 psi oil
    Minimum daylight:   5.75 inches
    Clamp stroke:   8 inches
    Platen dimensions:   14 in. wide (9 in. between rods), 12 in. high

For a shuttle type machine, the transfer motion is straight hydraulic, on linear bearings at a 5 degree slope. Specifications may be customized to your application.