Sheet metal is very easy to form, including the pressing in of intricate shapes with dies and a hydraulic press, but the dies themselves are slightly harder to come by. What if we could 3D print ...

Hydraulic pumps, cylinders, and other actuators deliver greater power in smaller packages than engines, electric motors, and mechanical actuators. Hydraulic valves easily control direction, speed, ...

Makers of stamping presses and die casters increasingly use servocontrols to boost throughput while minimizing equipment wear and tear. The trend is clear: More and more metalworking presses are going ...

A hydraulic press utilizes a hydraulic cylinder to generate a compressive force. Within this device, a plate serves as the location for sample placement during the preparation process. This article ...

So reads the YouTube description of this hot new viral sensation. Weekly footage depicting heavy-duty machinery crushing objects as innocuous as an Easter basket and finicky as hockey pucks have ...

Although all of us have thrown out plenty of random household stuff over our lifetimes, very few of us have used an industrial-scale hydraulic press to crush said stuff into dust. An unfortunate fact ...

A rusted metal piece is being compressed by a hydraulic press in an industrial environment.

A group of small metal parts, including screws and washers, placed under a hydraulic press in an industrial setting.