With four decades of metal processing under their belts, the experts at Press Room Equipment are well attuned to the ebbs and flows of the industry. Two current issues are reshoring, which has sparked a demand for labor, and the need to work with numerous companies, which can be frustratingly complex. Not to worry – Press …
About Press Room Equipment
An industry leader with over 40 years of experience, Press Room Equipment builds press-feeding equipment and coil-handling equipment, including servo and air feeds, straighteners, cut-to-length machines, and custom equipment. Our talented and diverse team aims to improve the flow of processes, from raw material to finished product. Proficient Problem Solvers At its core, Press Room …
Making the Leap: Air vs. Servo Feeds
John Waddington Coil feeding is the process of transferring metal from the coil into the press. Feeding the coil precisely, quickly, and without damaging the material is paramount to your operations. Coil press feeding works hand in hand with other front-of-line metal stamping operations. With two major modes of feeds dominating the market—air feed and …
Unique Challenges in the Current Industry
If you want to better understand the metal-processing industry today, it helps to explore some of the unique challenges experienced by actual companies. Let’s look at a few examples. Equipment That Feeds Both Bar Stock and Coil Stock Recently one of our customers required equipment to feed both bar stock (which was 5/8” thick) and …
Three Considerations for Further Processing
Jeff Broussard Whether you’re molding chicken nuggets into fun, kid-friendly shapes or crafting the perfect meatball, odds are you’re using further processing to achieve a consistent end-product. Also known as “forming,” further processing is the method of adding a binder to a product and transforming it into a design or shape. While meat and poultry …
Untangling the Uncoiling Process
Gary Moore When you can’t control your uncoiling process, the result is tangles, overruns, twists, and damage to the material. There’s probably no other wire or flat stock handling issue of more importance than controlling the uncoiling process. It’s frustrating and time-consuming to straighten out these messes. In addition, without the proper safety measures in place, …
