VP Series Technical Data

Our standard line of programmable hydraulic presses

  • Allen Bradley Control System
  • Fully programmable (smart press only)
  • 460V power source
  • Adjustable Bottom Table
  • 40 in press stroke standard (24 in for smart press)
  • Ram repeatability +/-.001
  • High speed 0-12in.sec
  • 80 in maximum opening standard
  • Linear rail + bearing guides
  • Press heads custom as needed
  • Self contained hydraulic system
  • Low noise level 75-80 db.

We often build heavier duty  presses, with hundreds of tons of pressing capacity.

Machine Uses & Options:

  • 1. Universal Assembly Press
  • 2. Run various dies – Combine with an order for die tooling to get a die press
  • 3. Pressing & Welding – Combine with an order for an automatic welding to combine a press & weld operation in one machine
  • 4. Muffler Sub Assembly – We can build presses specialized for assembly of muffler components

Standard Models:

VSP – 0300 -(3 ton force smart press)

VSP – 0500 -(5 ton force smart press)      VHP – 0500 -(5 ton force)

VSP – 0800 -(8 ton force smart press)      VHP – 1000 -(10 ton force)

VSP – 1200 -(12 ton force smart press)    VHP – 1500 -(15 ton force)

custom designed pressing machines

Design options for the pressing actuator:

  • 1. AIR POWERED – The least expensive option, with pressing forces up to 10 tons. Many of our tube slotting machines are  light pneumatic presses. 
  • 2. ELECTRIC POWER – The most expensive option, with pressing forces up to 50 tons. Ideal for programmable presses.
  • 3. HYDRAULIC POWER – For pressing forces up to 1000 tons.

watch a custom press design

A set of 8-ton smart presses

Since West Salem Tool and Die makes a lot of tooling, we typically equip our presses with the tooling they need. Whether that tooling ships with our press or goes out as a retrofit to an existing press, we are able to meet your tooling needs.

As a Wisconsin-based company, our primary market consists of manufacturers in the Upper Midwest. However, our location in La Crosse, at the intersection of I-90 and the Mississippi, means that we can easily have a press delivered anywhere in North America.

For all of these, however, both standard and custom jobs, we typically install some standard components such as light curtains and palm buttons. You can see those being tested on a custom press in this short clip.