Lab Presses - Techni-Mold
TMP Inc. specializes in custom lab presses for prototype testing and for the production of rubber, silicone, laminate and composite materials. The TECHNI-MOLD series of lab presses, industrial mixers and mills has been developed, designed and manufactured by TMP for over thirty years.
Most of the applications for TECHNI-MOLD hydraulic presses and mixers involve the molding of actual production parts, although all laboratory presses are also suitable for molding test samples. Many customers prefer TMP lab presses for many reasons:
- Precision alignment and parallelism
- Repeatable movement and control
- Heavy duty production-reliable design
- Flexible controls for sophisticated compression profiling
- Automated to the needs-level of the process
- Customized to meet particular customer requirements
TMP offers two standard series of lab presses, either of which can be modified to meet our customers specific needs:
TECHNI-MOLD L1 Series - designed principally for economics of purchase. With basic functional capabilities, these hydraulic presses are suitable for a many lab applications. These laboratory presses feature:
- 4-Post Design
- Commercially available main ram/cylinder assemblies
- TMP BPS Controls with Microprocessor and LCD Panel View display, push buttons and programmable bump cycles using two pressure settings
- Electric Platens with 2-zone control and 500 F temperature range
- Hydraulic system with positive displacement pump, filter and proportional valving
TECHNI-LAB L2 and L2V (Vacuum) Series - designed for full flexibility in compression profiling, precision alignment and sophisticated compression profiling. These laboratory presses feature:
- Slab-side design with temperature compensating guiding
- TMP-designed heavy-duty rated to 2500 PSI with guiding and seals
- TMP CPS Controls with PLC and Color Screen Operator Interface, data highway connections and added programming flexibility
- Electric Platens with multiple zone control
- TMP Pre-fill hydraulics and side cylinders for fast open-close
- Vacuum chamber with sliding front and hinged rear access doors (L2V model)
- Customers can select standard models or customize presses to their particular requirements
Optional Lab Press Features Include:
- Mold / Platen Shuttles
- Part knockout devices
- Mold plate ejectors
- Added safety enclosures
- Exhausts, enclosures for gas emissions
- Platen temperatures to 1000 F
- Special ram cylinder design for wider range of pressure control
- Mold thermocouple connections and temperature monitoring
- Multiple daylight designs
- Consolidated controls for multiple press systems
- Vacuum pump and reservoir
- Steam or oil platens
- Timers for platen warm-up
- Network (LAN) connections
- Transfer molding cylinders and controls
Configurations to meet ASTM test specifications