Beckwood was one of the first companies to solely focus on the build to order needs of the hydraulic press industry. As such, our engineers are experienced in constantly working to improve our product technology and efficiency for many different types of applications. The following examples include some of our most recent hydraulic press solutions.

Beckwood Press Company Offers Exclusive Servo Motion Press

The Accu-Flex is our line of presses with our exclusive servo motion press technology (patent pending) and is designed to provide users unlimited flexibility with precision performance in both position and force control modes. Utilizing servo motion control and not servo hydraulics, these presses offer significant cost savings over competitive equipment. Currently, the presses are available in multiple configurations from 5 to 150+ tons.

Additional benefits of servo motion control in lieu of hydraulics is noise reduction, simplicity of design and reduced operating and maintenance costs. These presses are suitable for both production as well as R&D or laboratory environments.
The Accu-Flex is equipped to handle numerous motion profiles, each with the ability to infinitely adjust to the end users requirements. All cycle parameters (such as speed, stroke, shut height, and force) are programmed and infinitely adjustable. Programs can be saved and stored in the standard operator interface.

All Accu-Flex programming also includes Go/No-Go options for part quality certification and on the fly part verification. Force or position min-max parameters can be included within the cycle profiles to ensure that parts comply with the manufacturing requirements. Full motion profile and cycle performance data is available either on screen for real time review or stored for output to a customer'­s computer.

These systems minimize the use of hydraulic components and replace the more expensive hydraulic servo valves with servo motion control devices. The result is a more simplified press with significantly more performance.

Beckwood Press Company Announces Plant Expansion

Beckwood Press Company has expanded our manufacturing plant in St. Louis, MO U.S.A. to accommodate our growth in the hydraulic press industry and to allow for further technological advances.

The new facility was is equipped with a 40' high ceiling and a 50 Ton Bridge Crane. These new features allow Beckwood to work more efficiently with larger hydraulic press applications and grow with our customers' needs. The expanded portion of the plant is also being used as a runoff and demonstration area and has allowed us to expand our offerings. Contact Beckwood for a plant tour of our facility: Contact Information

Beckwood Press Company Adds Capability to Decrease Lead Time

The Beckwood Press Company recently announced an expansion of their manufacturing capabilities with the addition of a new HAAS 4-Axis Vertical Machining Center. "This new VMC will allow us to accelerate our delivery times for those projects that require precision tooling, automation and assembly equipment in addition to our hydraulic presses," says Jeff Debus, Vice President. "The larger size and capability of the 4-axis control will allow Beckwood to reduce previously outsourced machining requirements." Beckwood has seen significant increases in requests for single source vendor responsibility, whereby customers are procuring not just new built-to-order hydraulic presses but the tooling, material handling and feed equipment such as pick and place, part transfers and coil feed lines. Beckwood is focused on continual product improvement, technology advances and value added equipment to accommodate all customer integration needs.

Beckwood and Boeing Team Up to Build Innovative Compression Molding Press

For The Boeing Company, a continual search for new technology has kept them thriving in the aerospace industry for almost 100 years. Through their many research facilities and manufacturing plants, they are able to stay ahead of the technology curve. Boeing Canada Technology in Winnipeg is an important composite manufacturing center for The Boeing Company, and the applied technology they develop is utilized to expand the horizons of worldwide flight. They have teamed up with the Beckwood Press Company to develop a customized press to reduce costs for their current product, and develop new parts for Boeing's cutting edge passenger plane technology. The new press is currently being utilized for the fabrication of Boeing 737 and 777 slat track flex tabs.

Boeing found a press company who was application competent and able to work with their engineers to develop the project. "Beckwood Press was chosen as they offered the best value and could meet our (Boeing Canada Technology Winnipeg) tight time lines. They were also willing to integrate the press and control system with the custom pre-heat processing oven that was being built here," said Boeing.

The confluence of this relationship was a 230 ton capacity hydraulic press that utilizes an up-acting design with highly precise 32" x 44" heated platens. Beckwood was able to combine a variety of engineering specifications from their experiences with different types of applications to create a press with a high level of control over position and speed. "Hydraulic presses have evolved over the years and have made great advancements in controls and flexibility" says Jeffrey Debus, Vice President of Beckwood Press Company. "We utilize our own standard and proven designs from our vast experiences in a multitude of industries, to tailor the perfect press for each customer. Boeing was an interesting project for us, as it required many different performance criteria that we satisfied through previous systems that have been proven out over the years."

For more information on this press, see the November issue of Manufacturing Engineer Magazine, (scroll down until you see "press Produces Laminate Components")

Beckwood Press Co. develops innovative SSE Hydraulic Presses

Challenged to provide a solution for an application with a leading customer in the Appliance industry, Beckwood Press Company engineered an innovative new hydraulic press entitled the Straight Side End-Frame Hydraulic Press (SSE). Through this experience, Beckwood has developed this technology further for many challenging conditions. These hydraulic presses, offer the rigidity of straight side press assemblies with the advantages of cylindrical guidance. The SSE ranges in size, stroke, speed and features and can be built from 250-2000+ tons.

The straight side end frame hydraulic press design serves to unitize the frame and offers superior structural integrity. This, coupled with elongated cylindrical guide bushings and a heavy duty tie rod construction, increases performance for all challenging conditions.

Many SSE hydraulic presses are built with a heavy duty tie rod construction and are equipped with an Allen Bradley SLC 5/03 PLC control system with an Allen Bradley Panelview Interface. More information about these specific example can be found by visiting clicking here.

Other Technologies

Please contact a Beckwood sales representative for more information about Beckwood's new technologies including:

*Rotary Index Table Integration
*Advanced Control Features with our Productivity Package
*Tooling/Feed System Integration
*High Speed Pre-Fill Systems
*Our new SolidWorks 3D Modeling and Design Analysis Software *Capabilities