Hydraulic presses are commonly used for forging, clinching, moulding, blanking, punching, deep drawing, and metal forming operations. The hydraulic press is advantageous in manufacturing, it gives the ability to create more intricate shapes and can be economical with materials.

A shop press removes pressed-in objects, crushes things, and provides up to 20 tons of force to operate simple tools. In olden times, parts were made to be disassembled and serviced instead of thrown away. Wheel bearings, for example, were made from several different components and housed inside the brake-rotor hub.

This professional hydraulic shop press can be floor mounted and has the following features: 20 Ton Hand Pump Heavy Duty Ram, Easy to read pressure gauge, press plates, 69 inch Height, 7.5 Inch Stroke, 19.5 inch inside frame. Weighs 220 lbs. Product Details: All the features you look for in an industrial press.

27-5/8 in. 183.43 lb. Width between channels (in.)

The 12 Ton Shop Press is great for stamping, straightening, pressing, bending, and doing bearing work for any metalworking jobs. The 12 Ton Shop Press is great for stamping, straightening, pressing, bending, and doing bearing work for any metalworking jobs.

Many manual 20- to 25-ton hydraulic presses retail for $250 to $800 and weigh 200 to 400 pounds. Other models retail for $4,000 to $6,000 and weigh 400 to 1,500 pounds. Even smaller presses are available, which are built with an A-frame or intended for a bench top.

7 Uses For a Hydraulic Press

• Compacting Food and Other Consumables. Compressed food products are packed using hydraulic presses.
• Making Appliances.
• Manufacturing Electrical Parts.
• Making Ceramics.
• Manufacturing Car Parts.
• Building Aircraft.
• Military Application.
• Other Applications.

Things to watch out for include:

• Speed. There are no hydraulic presses today that are as fast as the fastest mechanical presses.
• Stroke depth.
• Automatic feeding equipment.
• Shock after breakthrough in blanking.