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Servo Hot Press

Four-column Benchtop Servo Hot Press

A four-column, three-platen structure with force/position feedback, PID heating and non-stick tooling for multi-point plastic heat staking and bonding.

Configuration & selection

Structure: Four columns / three platens / benchtop
Temperature (documented configuration): 50–350 °C
Control error (documented configuration): ≤ ±2 °C
Position repeatability (documented configuration): ±0.01 mm
Temperature sensing: Type K thermocouple / PID
Tooling surface: Non-stick PTFE coating
Force, stroke, table, power: Confirm for the project

Discuss your project

This page introduces the product family. Final specifications, features and scope are defined in the agreed technical proposal.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Product overview

Four guide columns connect the fixed upper platen, moving hot platen and worktable for multi-point staking and fixture layouts. The cycle follows rapid approach, slow contact, force dwell, cooling delay and return. Validate the material, stake geometry and heat head using actual parts.

The document identifies ABS, PC, glass-fibre reinforced PA and PP heat staking, plus electronic component bonding. Touchscreen curves, multiple recipes, USB production-data export and alarms support process management as configured.

Listed protective features include two-hand start, a transparent guard, emergency stop and software/mechanical limits. Confirm interlocking, risk assessment and acceptance in the project proposal.

Figures are from pages 5–8 of the supplied benchtop hot press introduction and apply to that documented configuration, not all hot presses. The image is a design illustration. Force, stroke, table dimensions and power supply require project confirmation.

PRODUCT ENGINEERING

Design, process & configuration

ENGINEERING DETAIL

Four-column guidance & heated work area

The design illustration shows four-column guidance, the heated work area and a transparent guard. The product introduction specifies a Type K thermocouple, PID control and a PTFE non-stick surface. Validate head shape, support, heated area and release with actual stakes or bonded parts.

PROCESS SEQUENCE

01Rapid approach
02Slow contact
03Force dwell
04Cooling delay
05Return

Illustrative sequence; validate targets, speed, time and evaluation criteria for the part.

**Hot-press curve: a process illustration**
The source curve illustrates pressure variation through the process. It is not a production measurement or a force, stroke or accuracy specification. Assess actual trials using position, temperature, dwell and cooling records together.
Image source：Benchtop hot-press introduction · p.7

Two hot-press configurations, distinct specifications

Item	General brochure configuration	Benchtop four-column introduction
Temperature range	0–300°C	50–350°C
Control specification	±1°C	≤±2°C
Source	Zhongcheng brochure p.8	Benchtop hot-press introduction p.6

Figures belong to separate configuration documents. Control specifications do not establish platen temperature uniformity; confirm force, stroke, table, heating zones and final configuration separately.

Define your configuration

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Thermal process

Material grade, heated area, tool shape, heating zones, dwell/cooling time, forming and pull-out criteria.

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Space & loads

Force, working stroke, daylight, table and eccentric loads; check tooling and loading clearance together.

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Quality & data

Good and defective samples, evaluation rules, result or full-curve retention, barcodes and interfaces.

PROCESS GUIDE

Benchtop hot pressing & heat staking

Evaluate temperature, force, displacement and time as one process.

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