C-Press for Swaging Recommendations

munruh · Feb 26, 2020

I need to order a 10 ton capacity C press for a swaging operation coming up. I have 500 parts and hopefully will turn into a longer term job. I've never set something like this up before. I have drawings for the dies for it but as far as the press and how to power it I need some ideas. Here are a couple links to C presses that would work. But how to power. Attached is screenshot also.

OTC 5180 10-Ton Capacity Portable Multipurpose Press

https://www.enerpac.com/en-us/c-clamp-presses/c-clamp-press/A210

DDoug · Feb 26, 2020

Enerpac/OTC/Simplex stuff is 10,000 psi and each vendor has several pumps
available.

I like the small "shoebox" air powered pumps (usually have a foot treadle valve
on the top).

kb0thn · Mar 2, 2020

If straight up Chinese tool is acceptable and you are making custom dies anyhow, perhaps you could use a wire crimper. We have one of these:

Hydraulic Cable Crimper Head Workbench Tool 10 Dies (16-240 mm2 10 ton) Y-240F: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Decent chunk of steel for the price. Has a snap in dies.

bsg · Mar 2, 2020

munruh said:
I need to order a 10 ton capacity C press for a swaging operation coming up. I have 500 parts and hopefully will turn into a longer term job. I've never set something like this up before. I have drawings for the dies for it but as far as the press and how to power it I need some ideas. Here are a couple links to C presses that would work. But how to power. Attached is screenshot also.

OTC 5180 10-Ton Capacity Portable Multipurpose Press

https://www.enerpac.com/en-us/c-clamp-presses/c-clamp-press/A210

I would go with the 30 ton unit?

Kevin

https://www.enerpac.com/en-us/arbor-presses/arbor-press/A330

FredC · Mar 2, 2020

The hydraulic presses could be fine for low production. There was a time I was doing high production of swaged aircraft cables for the oil industry and I would have gotten old waiting for the hydraulics to go up and down. Instead I bought a 12 ton air toggle press used an Aro control for up and down controls with a foot pedal. The press had an adjustable stroke, so you could hold the cable in position safely next to the dies without guards. Average cable was about a foot long and we used about probably more than 50 miles of cable.

The press I used was RMT from Foremost Equipment, not sure if they are still available.
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