• Title: Extrusion Press Maintenance: Improved Performance and Safety Through Proper Bolt Torque
• Author: James Cunningham
• Author Company: CMD – Cunningham Mechanical Design
• Volume: Vol. 75, No. 4
• Year: 2017
• No. Pages: 2
• Description: “Extrusion Press Maintenance” is an exclusive series of articles presenting practical methods for maintaining extrusion presses in order to improve performance, safety, and quality of the final profiles. This first article in the series addresses the implementation of proper bolt torque on an extrusion press to improve the performance and safety of the equipment. Determining the proper torque, coefficient of friction, torque tools, and torque equation are described.
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Product Code: EXTWX08I19