Force and width together
A press specification is two numbers, not one. The press series is built from 40 to 100 tons with a custom platen size of 1,300 × 8,500 mm, and the series is built from 40 to 100 tons with a custom platen size of 1,300 × 8,500 mm. Width sets the longest edge you can set in one pass; force sets how completely the steel strip closes against the panel across that width.
A press that is wide but under-powered leaves the middle of a long edge soft. A press that is narrow forces you to set a long edge in several passes, which is where alignment errors get introduced.
| Working width | 2.5 m |
|---|---|
| Nominal press force | 30 t |
| Machine weight | 1.5 t |
| Rated power | 3 kW |
| Machine dimensions (L × W × H) | 2,500 × 950 × 1,900 mm |
| Recommended floor space | 3 × 3 m |
Why the die system decides your throughput
If a producer builds several box sizes, the press is only as productive as its changeover. The GA 2.5 m press uses a magnetic die with slide-out removal: the die is held magnetically and slides out for removal, so a change does not require stripping the press.
That is the difference between a machine that is used for one box size and a machine that is genuinely shared across a product range.
Floor space and feeding
Recommended floor space for the press is 3 × 3 m, and 1.5 t of machine weight is a normal industrial floor load. The GA-8000 steel-edge forming machine that precedes it needs 5 × 2 m, because the panel is fed through on a longer bed — the forming machine is the stage that sets the layout of the line.