60-ton Bliss straight-side, double-crank (SSDC) power press.

The plant just moved and changed product lines. This press was punching 8 precision holes per blow, at about 60 SPM, in steel strip, making high-quality cupro-nickel and SS heat exchangers (see pics of tubes). The press was retrofitted with a hydraulic automatic feed that advanced the strip, but the plant is keeping the feed mechanism and the punches for possible future use. What is for sale is the press without the feed conveyor you see in the photo. The machine is in the state of New York.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: E.W. Bliss (USA)
• Capacity (tons): 60 tons (est.), may be more
• Bed area: 30" L-R x 16" F-B (est., to be verified)
• Ram area: 30" L-R x 12" F-B (est., to be verified)
• Daylight, crank down, adj. up: 14 in. over bolster plate
• Stroke: 2 - 4" (to be verified)
• SPM: ~ 60 BPM
• Main drive: Direct drive, motor, V-belts to flywheel
• Main motor: 10 HP (est.), 460/3/60
• Electrics: 3 ph, 460 volts
• Controls: 115V
• Motor (for hydraulics): 1 ph, capacitor start, ball bearing, 3/4 HP (est., see photo)
• Weight: 7 tons (est., to be verified)
• Height: 8 ft. (est., with motor removed)

Notes

This famous-brand press is equipped and retrofitted for current production, and is fully equipped with galvanized steel mesh and channel OSHA-approved guards. Indeed, the inspectors from OSHA were so impressed that they took photos to show other shops "how-to"!

As a general-purpose stamping and blanking press, this machine was mainly used for punching up to 8 simultaneous 1-1/8" holes in 1/8 steel strip, automatically, continuous strip fed. They were making tube-type heat exchangers; the press punched out the tube sheets.

The owner equipped it with a pin-locating, automatic hydraulic strip feed for the manufacturing of high-quality heat-extraction heat exchangers, primarily of cupro-nickel and stainless steel tubing, for heating and process steam. The owner is keeping the automatic strip feeder for possible future use. The company had to downsize and temporarily closed down operations, but they hope to change to other product lines. Full instructions on how the press operated and is maintained are available. This press was running up to the day they started the move.

It is ready to plug and play: put in your own dies and run your product.

Price, ex-warehouse, a few miles west of Albany, NY: only $4,900.

We are ready to arrange logistics and shipping for you through approved trucking brokers and directly with common carriers all over this continent! Actual shipping costs are extra. We can help with loading using a forklift, gantry and manpower, but we're limited to 2 tons lifting capacity. Please call us anytime, 8am - 7pm, for more info.