P-40
Hot press for sound-absorbing panels: 2500 x 1600 mm, 42 mm solid drilled platens, ±0.2 mm parallelism, ±2 °C, oil boiler up to 210 °C.
Hydraulic Hot Press
STETON Hot Presses
Standard hot presses, polyurethane presses, P-40, P-90 and P-320
STETON hydraulic hot presses veneer chipboard and MDF, lay plywood on hollow panels and press polyurethane, acoustic, insulated and carbon fibre panels. Platens are heated by water, thermal oil or electric heaters.
Manufactured bySTETON
50-200 tMax thrust, standard hot presses
4 to 10Cylinders, Ø 70/85 mm
2500-3500 mmStandard table sizes
450-650 mmCylinder stroke
320 tMax thrust, P-320
Overview
Heated platens for veneering, laminating and composites
Standard STETON hot presses use 2500, 3000 or 3500 x 1300 mm tables, 50 to 200 t of thrust and 4 to 10 cylinders. They lay plywood on hollow panels and veneer chipboard or MDF panels. Models differ in size, pressure, number of cylinders, platen opening, platen type and number, and heating system, and any model can take intermediate platens to press two or more panels per cycle.
Platens can be serpentine, assembled or solid drilled, heated by water or thermal oil, or made of aluminium alloy with built-in electric heaters. Water can be heated by a wood-fired or electric boiler. Oil and electric heating reach higher temperatures for shorter glue setting, with easy thermostat control. Assembled and solid platens allow higher pressures, such as 300 to 400 t. A hot press version for polyurethane uses the same range of sizes and thrusts with assembled or solid drilled tables.
Dedicated models include the P-40 for sound-absorbing panels (2500 x 1600 mm, up to 210 °C), the P-90 for insulated panels used in air conditioning units and compressors (2500 x 1300 mm, 90 t, 600 mm daylight, 36 kW electric boiler) and the P-320 for carbon fibre lamination (6000 x 1620 mm, 320 t, 16 cylinders of 85 mm, 54 kW boiler).
Automation can be added to presses of any size, pressure and heating type: Version 1 loads at the front on a powered belt and unloads at the rear on free wheels, Version 2 adds a powered disk conveyor, and Version 3 loads and unloads at the front. HFC high frequency generators from 10 to 80 kW output and infeed/outfeed transfers with idle, PVC or powered stainless steel rollers are also offered.
Models
Dedicated hot press models
P-320
Hot press for carbon fibre lamination: 6000 x 1620 mm table, 320 t, 3.3 kg/cm², 16 cylinders Ø 85 mm, 54 kW electric boiler.
Applications
What STETON hot presses are used for
The official pages list these jobs for the hot press range.
Side of the P-40 hot press showing insulated thermal oil hoses, valves and electric heating unit
Close view of the lower platen, cylinder, rack and blue hydraulic motor of the P-40 press
Touchscreen programmer and push-button control panel with emergency stop on the P-40 hot press
Underside of the P-320 heated platen with insulated oil hoses, racks and row of hydraulic cylinders
Veneering panels
Veneering chipboard and MDF panels, and laying plywood on hollow panels.
Sound-absorbing panels
The P-40 makes sound-absorbing and acoustic insulation panels with tight temperature tolerance.
Insulated panels
The P-90 presses sound and heat insulated panels, mainly for air conditioning units and compressors.
Carbon fibre lamination
The P-320 laminates carbon fibre parts for the medical, automotive, sports and construction sectors.
Polyurethane
A dedicated hot press version processes polyurethane with thermal oil or water heating.
Features
Press features
- Serpentine, assembled or solid drilled platens
- Heating by water, thermal oil or built-in electric heaters
- Platen movement balanced by racks, gears and guides on four uprights
- Hydraulic cylinders in mechanical-grade steel to a STETON design, with chromed rods
- Options: intermediate platens, exclusion of two cylinders, platen parallelism control
- Touchscreen programmer with Wi-Fi for Industry 4.0 (P-40)
- Automatic loading and unloading Versions 1, 2 and 3
- HFC high frequency generators, 10 to 80 kW output
Benefits
What it brings to production
Shorter glue setting with oil or electric heating
Two or more panels per cycle with intermediate platens
Even pressing with ±0.2 mm parallelism and ±2 °C on the P-40
Size, pressure and heating matched to the product on request
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