Beckwood recently manufactured three bulldozer presses for one of the world’s largest suppliers of railroad and transit system products. The new 3-press package will be used to form, straighten, and bend I-beams to support the improvement of railway infrastructure. Read More
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Beckwood Promotes Josh Dixon to Director of Sales & Marketing
Beckwood has promoted Josh Dixon to Director of Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Josh is responsible for continuing to increase company revenue by developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies that reflect Beckwood’s vision and values. He will also serve as a liaison between the sales, engineering, and production departments to ensure that every press is designed and manufactured in accordance with Beckwood’s quality standards. Read More
Triform Expands Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming Line
Triform expanded their product line with several new deep draw sheet hydroforming models. The 20-10-10DD, 25-10-12DD and 32-10-12DD models represent a tremendous amount of knowledge gained over the past decade of hydroforming press manufacturing and include several key advantages over other available forming equipment. Read More
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Purchases Triform Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming Press
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ordered a Triform model 20-10-10DD deep draw sheet hydroforming press with a 20-in. diameter maximum blank size, 10,000 PSI of forming pressure, and a maximum draw depth capacity of 10 inches. Read More
Beckwood Partners with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to Develop Advanced Composite Materials & Manufacturing Processes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) awarded Beckwood a contract to manufacture a custom hydraulic press for the compression molding of various composite materials. The research and development performed with the press will ultimately contribute to automotive and aerospace industry lightweighting efforts, intended to produce higher performance products with improved fuel efficiency. Read More
Triform Expands Product Line with 20-in. Diameter Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming Press
Triform expanded its product line with the addition of a 10,000 PSI deep draw sheet hydroforming press, featuring a 20-in. diameter max blank size, 10-in.” draw depth capacity, and an integrated tool change system for fast change-over. Read More
Beckwood to Supply Automated Compression Molding Press System to Mohawk Industries
Mohawk Industries has ordered a custom-engineered hydraulic rubber molding press system from Beckwood Press Company. To ensure Mohawk’s requirements for part thickness uniformity are met, the press will feature Beckwood’s proprietary Active Leveling Control (ALC) technology, which utilizes closed-loop control of the four press corners to ensure bed-to-ram parallelism is maintained throughout the cycle. Read More
Beckwood to Manufacture Rubber Pad Forming Press for Sheet Metal Fabricating Services Provider
Beckwood has been contracted to supply a custom hydraulic rubber pad press to U.S.-based sheet metal fabricating services provider, Milford Fabricating Company. The 400-ton press boasts a 38” x 60” forming area with a total pad thickness of 15” for forming on up to 5” tall form blocks. Read More
Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming Press Installed at Aerospace & Defense Industry Supplier
Triform recently installed a new deep draw sheet hydroforming press for Kreisler Manufacturing Corporation, a global provider of aerospace parts. The Triform model 16-10-7DD features a 16-in. diameter forming area, 10,000 PSI of pressure, and a 7-in. depth-of-draw to produce a variety of high-performance aircraft and aerospace engine parts. Read More
Triform Expands Product Line with 15,000 PSI Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming Press
Triform has expanded its product line with the addition of a 15,000 PSI Deep Draw Sheet Hydroforming press, featuring a 12” diameter maximum blank size and a 7” draw depth capacity. Read More