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•    Author: Joseph C. Benedyk

•    Author's Company: Illinois Institute of Technology, Light Metal Age

•    Title: The New and Innovative HybrEx Extrusion Press

•    Volume: Vol. 72, No. 4

•    Year: 2014

•    No. Pages:  4

•    Description: SMS Meer hosted their “HybrEx Symposium” on May 21, 2014 in Witten, Germany to present their next generation of extrusion presses. The HybrEx extrusion press utilizes a hybrid drive concept, which is the key difference between it and a conventional extrusion press. This article looks at the new extrusion press design and how its unique hydraulic system boosts energy savings. Also included are feedback from extruders in Europe and North America, as well as a sidebar editorial on Uwe Muschalik, head of the SMS Meer R&D and Technology Group and a lead designer of the new HybrEx press.•  

  Companies Mentioned: SMS Meer, HMT (Höfer Metall Technik), Tatprof, Can Art Aluminum Extrusion Inc.

Product Code: art-00718