A tool and die set and related method of use of the tool and die set in a press for the compaction of a powder metal into a preform involves an uneven amount of positional deflection of at least two lower or upper tool members. This asymmetrical elastic response under load may help to eliminate cracking of the part after the compressive load is removed.

A hot forming tool includes a top tool and a bottom tool, both of which can be moved towards each other. When the hot forming tool is closed, a mold cavity is formed between the top tool and the bottom tool, with the top tool and/or the bottom tool being divided into at least two segments. The hot forming tool has one segment designed as a heating segment. The heating segment includes a compensating element on a side thereof opposite the mold cavity, to compensate for a thermal expansion of the heating segment in the press stroke direction.

Discussed is a pressing apparatus for pressing a plurality of battery cells, the pressing apparatus including a pressing jig including a support plate, and a plurality of pressing rods respectively disposed on a first side of the support plate and located to respectively face the plurality of battery cells, the plurality of pressing rods being configured to respectively press the plurality of battery cells and to adjust to sonic of the plurality of battery cells that are not level during pressing; and a transfer unit disposed on a second side of the support plate and having a transfer jig configured to transfer the support plate towards the plurality of battery cells.

A plane plate for a pressing tool of a press in which the plane plate activate a punch of the press by way of at least one lifting cylinder that can be displaced along an axial direction. The plane plate has an upper side that points in a first axial direction and a lower side that points in a second axial direction counter to the first axial direction, a link to the at least one lifting cylinder, a centrally disposed receptacle for contacting the punch or a punch holder of the press, as well as at least a first at least partially cylindrical guiding face which for contacting a first guide column is parallel with the axial direction, and a second at least partially cylindrical guiding face which for contacting a second guide column is parallel with the axial direction; wherein on the lower side of the plane plate the first guiding face has a first lower end and the second guiding face has a second lower end, wherein the first lower end and the second lower end in relation to the axial direction are disposed at mutually dissimilar heights and thus are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart in the axial direction.

A plane plate for a pressing tool of a press in which the plane plate for activating a punch of the press by way of at least one lifting cylinder is displaceable along an axial direction. The plane plate has a link to the at least one lifting cylinder, a centrally disposed receptacle 9 for contacting the punch or a punch holder of the press and at least one at least partially cylindrical guiding face, which for contacting a first guide column is parallel with the axial direction. The plane plate has, in at least a first cross section which runs through the link and the receptacle parallel with the axial direction and along a radial direction that runs so as to be perpendicular to the axial direction, at least a first region between the link and the receptacle, having a wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness in the first region and so as to be spaced apart from the receptacle as well as from the link has at least a minimum.

A plane plate for a pressing tool of a press in which the plane plate for activating a punch of the press is by way of at least one lifting cylinder is displaceable along an axial direction. The plane plate has a link to the at least one lifting cylinder, a centrally disposed receptacle for contacting the punch or a punch holder of the press and at least one at least partially cylindrical guiding face which for contacting a guide column is parallel with the axial direction. The plane plate in at least a first cross section which between the receptacle and the guiding face runs parallel with the axial direction and along a radial direction that runs so as to be perpendicular to the axial direction has at least a first region with a wall thickness and a first centerline, wherein the first centerline runs at least partially at a first angle of at least 10 angular degrees and of at most 80 angular degrees in relation to the radial direction.

A balanced panel punch drive system. The system includes a main hydraulic drive including an outer casing forming an internal housing and a main piston slidably disposed within the internal housing. A main fluid chamber, a first output chamber and a second output chamber are formed within the internal housing. A pump is fluidly connected to the main fluid chamber by an input line. A first die hydraulic cylinder and a second die hydraulic cylinder each have an outer casing forming an internal housing and a die piston slidably disposed within the internal housing. An opening is formed through an end of the outer casing sized to receive a distal end of the die piston therethrough. A first output line fluidly connects the first output chamber to the first die hydraulic cylinder and a second output line fluidly connects the second output chamber to the second die hydraulic cylinder.

A sintering press for sintering electronic components on a substrate includes at least one reaction element extending along an element axis parallel to a pressing axis of the sintering press between a first element end and a second element end, the first element end forming a support plane for a respective substrate, at least one load cell operatively connected to the second element end, and an element plate slidably supporting the at least one reaction element and equipped with a heating circuit. The reaction element has a heating portion passing through the element plate and transmitting by conduction heat of the element plate to the substrate. The reaction element has a cooling portion ending with the second element end and shaped to dissipate the heat transmitted from the element plate to the heating portion.

The invention relates to a plane plate 1 for a pressing tool 2 of a press 3; wherein the plane plate 1 for activating a punch 6 of the press 3 by way of at least one lifting cylinder 4 can be displaced along an axial direction 5; wherein the plane plate 1 has an upper side 39 that points in a first axial direction 38 and a lower side 41 that points in a second axial direction 40 counter to the first axial direction 38, a link 34 to the at least one lifting cylinder 4, a centrally disposed receptacle 9 for contacting the punch 6 or a punch holder of the press 3, as well as at least a first at least partially cylindrical guiding face 7 which for contacting a first guide column 8 is parallel with the axial direction 5, and a second at least partially cylindrical guiding face 31 which for contacting a second guide column 37 is parallel with the axial direction 5; wherein on the lower side 41 of the plane plate 1 the first guiding face 7 has a first lower end 28 and the second guiding face 31 has a second lower end 32, wherein the first lower end 28 and the second lower end 3 in relation to the axial direction 5 are disposed at mutually dissimilar heights 29 and thus are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart in the axial direction 5.

A sintering press for sintering electronic components on a substrate is provided. The sintering press includes a pressing unit having a plurality of controllable presser rods to apply sintering pressure to the electronic components to be sintered, reaction elements forming a support plane for a respective substrate, an element plate slidably supporting the reaction elements, and a heating circuit with heating elements embedded in a heating body placed around the element plate to bring the element plate to a sintering temperature. A heat diffusion plate is placed in contact with the heating body and extends onto the element plate between the reaction elements, the diffusion plate being made of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the element plate.