Press systems to process wooden materials
Press technology for various applications
- Compression presses
- Forming presses
- Specialty constructions for various applications
The RUCKS modular construction system
Press
- Frame-, column or c-frame design
- Up- and down stroke design
- Press force: up to 100.000 kN
- Heating plate size: individually selectable
- Stroke/ daylight height: individually selectable
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Technical press options
- Controled hydraulics for a parallelism of the pressure plate up to ±0,05 mm/m and positioning accuracy of up to ±0,05 mm
- Heating plates
Temp. up to 500°C Heat rate up to 30K/min possible Medium steam, thermal oil or electrical Precision up to ±0.25 °K at heating plate surface Cooling controlled or not controlled - Tool shuttle systems
- Retractable heating & tool bearing plate
- Ejection systems
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Stations also available for integration
- Feed & insertion stations
- Removal stations
- Cutting stations
- Mounting stations
- Testing stations
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Handling & automation
- Custom-made loading solutions
- Integration with linear systems and robots
- Process stations can be daisy-chained
- Product-specific gripping systems
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Examples of customer-specific press systems
KV 321 Compression press
Press: 5.400kN, 1000 x 800 mm, 240°C
Special features: lowest press velocity is 0,05mm/s, easy removable heating plates with cooling function, shuttle system
KV 291 Wood pile press system
Press: 500 kN
Special features: steaming module for heating material up to 140°C, dosing and filling module, 3 tools with 9 cavities each for rotating operation, tool magazine with 3 levels for curing wood plugs, ejection station and automated tool transfer between the individual stations.
Capacity: approximately 1.080 wood plugs per hour
7 presses of type KV 211
KV 211 Compression press
Press: 4.000 kN, 2.400 x 1.200 mm
Special features: water hydraulic
